davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-25
BUT FEW LOST.


Despite the Earied experiences OF
these ships, which We're originally sup
posed to be i'll adapted to the naviga
ton of even the smoothest of water,
very few of the Fessels have ever been
lost. The only one lost on salt water
up to Il short time ago was the Wet
more, which went on a quick-sand
bank off the coast of Oregon during
fog. y terrible storm which visited
Cleveland. Ohio. year or more ago
literally pounded Il whalebach barge
TO pieces against the concrete break
water 10 which she was moored, and ii
was weeks later before any trace of
the missing vessel was obtained.
On the other hand, one OF the whale
back barges successfully weathered the
storm on Lake Superior in the early
winter of 1899, although she broke away
from the steamer which was towing
her. The vessel was east upon Il bar
rem coast. many miles from any human
habitation, and the members of the
crew were almost starved when aid
was finally obtained.
ROCKEFELLER'S FLEET
The great majority of the whalebacks
range from 2OO to $50 feet in length
The entire fleet, which John ID. Rookie
Teller recently purchased, Will carry i'll
Il single season 800. 900 tons of iron ore,
or sufficient to load $4,000 freight cars.
which would. in turn, make UP more
than 5000 ordinary trains.
1t may be explained that the season
of navigation on the lakes ordinarily
extends over eight months of the year,
and during that time each Whalcbacll
may be expected to make twenty round
trips up and down the chain of lakes,
travelling, on a very conservative csti-
mate. more than 30,0 600 miles. These
vessels almost invariably carry iron ore
on their trips down the lakes, and take
cargoes of coal TO ports in the North
west on their return.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-25

citizen, John d. Rockefeller. For this
fleet the multi-millionaire paid more
than $1,000 900; but the price was mod
crate, for once in possession of these
vessels Mr.. Rockefeller became. TO u
great extent, the master of the com
merce of Americas vast fresh water
seas.
THE INVENTOR.
The man who first conceived the
idea OF the whaleback of the present
day found the path to success quite as
rugged as that which must be travelled
cally new ideas Captain Alexander
McDougall is one of the most interest
ing personalities in America. He took
out his first patent when Il boy of Is
years, and his brain did not cease to
evolve fanc1ful projects when in later
years he became n sailor on the lakes,
and finally master of Il craft of his
own.
1t was during this interim that he
conceivd the idea of the whaleback.
me engineers, naval architects, vessel
owners and ShipbuilderS, seemingly by
common agreement, referred to the
project as "McDougall's dream" and
Tor years his wife was literally the only
believer in the wonderful idea which it
was claimed would revolutionize ship
building.
AN EXPERIMENTAL VESSEL.
FINALLY money was secured to build
an experimental vessel. 1t was con-
structed on the Delaware river and
then taken apart and shipped i'll sec
tons to Duluth, at the head of the
Great Lakes, where it was reconstruct
ed. So crude were the facilities availa-
able for this latter operation that fires
had TO be built on the ground in order
To heat the iron. When this queer
craft went into commission, however.
she proved Il great success, and Il few
months later the delighted inventor
readily secured sufficient capital to
build great shipyards at West Superior,
Wis., opposite Duluth, and at Everett,
Wash, especially for construction of
whalebackS.
These craft have not only proved
themselves capable of weathering the
heaviest seas, but there have been re-
peated demonstrations of the ability of
whaleback steamer TO tow Il fleet of
whaleback barges the entire length of
the Great Lakes. Whaiebacks have
been transferred from the Atlantic
Coast TO the Great Lakes, and have
been navigated from the lakes to the
coast, incidentally shooting the
rapids of the st. Lawrence river; they
have sailed, via lakes, rivers, canals
and the Atlantic ocean, direct from
Duluth to the port of Liverpool, Eng
land; they have rounded Cape Horn
and have practically encircled the
globe.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-25
wHALEBACK STEAMERS.
Capt. McDougalrs Great Invention
Rockefeller's Big Purchase.
(Waldon Fawcett. in Pcarsons Mag
azine)

azine)
For many years there has been great
waste TO shipping on the Great Lakes
of North America on account of the
severe storms that -eiHite-eommefi=
on these waters. The lakes form an
excellent waterway for the cheap
transportation of merchandise, grain,
ore, etc, from the West 10 the Atlantic
seaboard. but before the invention of
the whaleback the freight had TO be
transported on the conventional
barges. OF course when a big storm
came up and washed over the decks,
the shipper suffered much damage to
the cargo-a loss that ran up into the
millions every year. Captain McDou-
gall set TO work to avert this great
loss, and the invention of the whale
back was the result.
ON THE LAKES
4 whaleback on the Great Lakes
must not be COMPOUNDED with the
''whalebacks" known to British ship
pers. The American whaleback con-
sists of a vessel whose deck or decks
are completely covered in by steel
roof shaped much like the back of a
whale. and having general form
much resembling Il cigar. This steel
roof has several advantages: for one
cargo in a storm: instead the boat cuts
right through the mountains OF water
without the least harm to cargo, boat
or crew.
In the second place whaleback of
the same size as an ordinary boat can
be packed more snugly and holds
much large cargo. and by reason of
the air beneath the sheltered decks in
a storm whaleback has infinitely
more buoyaucy than an ordinary boat.
Then there is the greater speed at
which these vessels can go or be drawn
In short. there is as much difference
between a whaleback and an old-fash-
toned boat as there is between a hunk
of wood and a life-buoy of the same
dimensions.
FOR FREIGHT PURPOSES.
In whalcbacks intended for freight
PURPOSES only there is n small platform
outside and on top of the curved deck
for the crew TO walk or stand on dur
ing fine weather, while upon whale
backs used for passenger purposes
there is above the curved steel deck n
regulation promenade. where the pas
sengers can enjoy the view when the
weather is favorable, while they can
the moment a storm appears on the
horizon.
There is not anywhere in the world
more picturesque fleet of vessels
than the "whalebacks." almost all OF
which were few months ago pur-
chased outright by Americas richest
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-08-15

between the methods of the two men
and yet Stanford always wanted the
world to think that he was a good
man with wicked partner.
What his wealth amounted to is
hard to say. One in guessing might
be many millions at fault. What dit
ference will be made in the manage
ment of the vast raiload system under
his control, time only will demonstrate.
He had projected many improve
ments in this section Of the country
and probabilities are that his death
will make NO difference. The ma
ch;nery Of such a railway system i:
built up to point where when death
drops one hand FROM the lever OF
the throttle valve another hand
reaches for it before the metal get:
cold and the train moves on.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-08-15

BY resolution,
SATURDAY, AUGUST %, 1900.
Was designated for the holding of pri-
maries, or otherwise selecting the dele
gates from the different counties. 1t was
furthermore ordered, that wherever feas-
able and practicable, the election of dele
gates should be by primaries. When
not so considered by the Democratic
County Central Committees, such COM
mittees should name the delegates from
their respective counties, and in such
counties as have no Democratic Central
Committees. the local members Of the
Democratic State Central Committee
shall either call primaries or themselves
select the delegates from their respective
counties.
TEST
The test for voters at the primaries
and for delegates is as follows:
Il favor the free and unlimited coinage
of gold and silver at the ratio of l6 to /
and pledge myself to vote for the nom
inees of the Democratic State Conven-
tion.'
CHAs. GULLING, Chairman.
JOHN II. DENNIS, Secretary.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-08-15
DEMOCRATIC STATE
CONVENTION

PURSJA Mt TO RESOLUTIONS AID
opted by the Democratic State Central
Committee April IA, 1900, Democratic
Virginia City, New. on
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1900.
At O'Clock P. NJ. for the purpose of nom
mating three Presidential Electors; three
alternates; one Member of Congress: one
Supreme Judge and two Regents Of the
State University. Under the standard of
superintendent apopted by the State
Central Committee, the different Coun-
ties are entitled to delegates as follows:
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-08-15
Order to Show Cause.

Order to Show Cause.
IN THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT
] Court of the State of Nevada, Ormsby
County.
In the matter Of the estate
Robt NJ. Clarke, deceased.
Order to show cause why order of sale of
real and personal property should not
be made
1t appearing to this Court by the petit
ton this day presented and filed by Ida
Z. Clarke, Administrative of the estate OF
Robt. NJ. Clarke, deceased, that it is
necessary to sell the whole of the real and
personal pro perty of said estate to pay
the debts of said decedent and the ex-
penses and charges of administration.
1t is therefore ordered by this Court
| that all persons interested in the estate of
said deceased appear before the First Ju-
dicial District Court of the State Of Ne
vada, Ormsby County, on the 18th day OF
August, 1900, at the hour of 10 O'Clock
A. NJ. of said day, at the court room of
| said court, at the court house, Carson,
Ormsby County, Nevada, to show cause
why an order should not be granted to
said administrative to sell all of said real
and personal property of said estate, and
that copy of this order be published in
the Carson Daily APPEAL, a newspaper
printed and published in said county,
until the date Of the order herein made.
GEO. w. CowING,
I'd Clerk
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-08-15
COILS P. HUNTINGTON.

Yesterday brought the unexpected
news of the death of Coils P. Hun
tington. He was past eighty and yet
no one seemed 10 look for his death
for some years yet, he was mentally
and physically SO strong.
For the past ten or possibly twenty
years no man on the Pacific coast has
been better abused than Huntington
and no man ever lost less sleep over
the opinions of the public than he.
He was one of the original projectors
of the transcontinental line which
linked the Atlantic to The Pacific sea
board, and his name will go down in
the history OF railroad,ng and finance
as one of the greatest and brainiest |
men ofhis time. His energy, tact and
resources were marvellous and in the
many battles with the giants Of east
err finance he was always able to
more than hold his own. He was
schrewd, diplomatic and tactful when
it was Necessary and fighting aggre-
sive man giving and asking no quar-
ter when pressed into position where
such course was the only thing
left. He was often represented as be-
ing revengeful and uncompromising,
but one is apt to fancy that he had
too much business to occupy his time
to attend to such small matters as
mere personal grievances.
He set lesson of economy and fru
gality in early life and when he said
that no one could ever trace him
about town by the quarters he drop
ped, he meant every word oft
He was the very antithesis of lie.
land Stanford, tor many years his
partner. Stanford was a narrower mar
in all respects than Huntington and
continually posing tor public ap
plause. Huntington did not care {
cent for the public or its applause
for he was better able than STANFORD
to see how shallow it was. Stanfort
paid out large sums to the papers t.
have eulogistic articles printed abou
him and no editor was ever found VIII,
could spread the treacle on too thick
but Huntington would not give ;
nickle to have every paper in Cali
fornia laud him to the skies. Stan
ford liked to pose as man abov
doing anything wrong and wore ;
halo of goodness above his head ant
no one knew better than Huntington
that it was tin halo and fake pur
and simple. Huntington was rig
orous business ma. and drove har
bargains but once the agreement wa
reached it was kept to the letter. Fo
fourteen years man hung about tn
Offices Of the S. P. R. R. trying to re
cover from the road ten thousand do
lars he had raid for some land
which, owing to Supreme Court de
cission. the road could give him II
title. He was unable to induce Star
ford to return the money or give hir
a deed. Huntington found out abor
it and asked Stanford why he coul
not return the money since he coul
give no deed and Stanford said b
knew of no lie al way of doing it.
Huntington replied "I'll show 20
way d. quick" and drawing
check for ten thousand and intere!
for fourteen years, heaped volly
profanity on his partner and con
manded him to sign It. The man g,
his money the same day together wit
letter of apology from Huntingtc
that it had not been paid befor
This incident illustrates the different
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-08-15

THE SIXTH DAY IOF SEPTEMBER
A. D. 1906
AT IL O'CLOCK NJ. OF THAT DAY.
For the purpose of nominating a State
Ticket to be voted for at the next gen
eral election, viz:
Three Presidential Electors,
Member of Congress-,
One Judge of the Supreme Court,
Two Members of the Board Of Regents
Of the State University.
The voting place in Carson will be the
Curry Engine House.
The voting place in Empire precinct
will be Virgins Hall.
Judge of Election for Carson precinct
Emmett Walsh
inspectors for Carson Precinct: Frank
Woodward and Will U. Mackey.
Clerks of election for Carson precinct:
Will Cowan, and Charles Cavanaugh.
Judge of Election for Empire: Michael
Smith.
Inspectors Empire precinct: Emil
Schweiss and James Virgins.
Clerks for Empire Precinct: Charles
Henderson and c. A. Ambrose.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-06
A Deserved Tribute.

The Oregonian pays the following
deserved tribute to Mark Hanna and
William Mckinley. 1t is not likely
that the Republican press of the coun-
try will reprint this candid admission
OF the Portland daily:
"The reelection OF Senator Hanna
to the Craftsmanship of the Republican
National Committee was an act of very
questionable judgment. There are
are two reasons. First, it virtually as.
serts claim to bosship, or ownership
of the party, by the small coterie of
which Hanna is the head and McKin-
ley the instrument. Second, it throws
into the faces of the wage-working
classes oi the country the one man Of
all men most Objectionable to them.
Hanna is associated in the public
mind with the trust forces against
which is so loud complaint, and his
name will be used by the opposition
throughout the campaign as synony-
nous with them. There was no need
to give the opposition this advantage"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-06

vanity by insisting, as does her
friends, that she makes better look
ing boy than she does girl. When
dressed in the paraphernalia os q girl
she looks awkward and ungainly. De-
velOped like man, she is tall, has
dark brown hair, and brown eyes that
flash with reckless abandon and def.
ance. She is headstrOng and abso-
lutely fearless. She wears her hair
short, and is often seen in her favOrite
barber shop getting a haircut, and
joshing the barber.
When she works, Nellie Pickerell is
Harry Livingstone, and acts as ho-
tel clerk and bartender. Pickerell-
Livingstone is an expert at mixing the
drinks. She has worked in two sa-
looms, and it is said that while she was
there the proprietor and his customers
were ignorant of her sex.
A year ago she went to Portland,
Ore, where she has an uncle in the
hotel business. She heard that he
wanted to hire night clerk, and ap-
piled for the job and got it without
disclosing her identity. Some weeks
afterward, the uncle came upon let
ter which Nellie had received from her
sister, and tie true state of affairs
dawned on him. Nellie resented his
inquisitiveness, gave up her job as
clerk. and returned to Seattle.
She has been we'll educated in the
public schools, and is unusually shrewd
and quick. She is nearly always re-
ferred to as "he," and resents being
addressed by her feminene name. Al.
together Nellie Pickerell is an interest
ing study for the psychologists.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-06
MRS. DEWEY HAS REAL TACT.
She Made Friends by Resentins a Snub to
Newspaper Reporters.

Newspaper Reporters.
"Mrs. Dewey may have proved a
poor adviser for the Admiral in some
ways, but she certainly has TACT" re.
marked newspaper man who report
ed the Dewey celebration.
"She was born Mclean and there.
fore politician. On Monday morn
ing when the Admiral and his party
came into town the reception commit.
tee and half dozen newspaper report
ers went out to South Chicago to meet
the train. When we got aboard the
Admiral shook hands all around
Presently Mrs. Dewey came in the car
and of course the head of the reception
committee was presented, and he in
turn proceeded to introduce the rest OF
the party.
I" Mrs. Dewey, the Hon. So-and-So,
ETC., was the form until the chairman
got to the newspaper reporters.
"These gentlemen he said to Mrs
Dewey, with grandiloquent wave OF
his hand, are merely members of the
press
You can imagine that we felt rather
silly, especially as the most of us have
known the chairman of that reception
committee for long time and have
often doomed few boomlets for him
out of the largeness OF our hearts.
But Mrs. Dewey was equal to the occa-
sion.
"The gentlemen of the press she
said with smile, 'have always been
my friends and 1 want to shake the
hand of each one of these young men
and learn their Names
Buncombe? Of course it was bun
combe, but it made us feel better.
Strike any Of those fellows now and
you'll strike citizen that says Dew
ey's all right, and 80 is Mrs. Dewey"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-06
Ca AsTo7EA.
s:.,: s;:s:.s,: IL: ''' M@: Kind YOU 4:. :!::. '''
Calling Up Headquarters.

The little ones are often unconscious.
ly sacrilegious. A few days ago D.
year-old boy in north Omaha rushed
into the house and excitedly rang up
central"
Number, please!" said the girl in
the central office.
"Just glib me Dod," lisped the little
fellow.
Central" grasped the situation and
said "All right" waited a moment
and then asked in changed tone OF
voice:
"Well, my little friend, what is it?"
"Say, Dod," shouted the angry lad,
Dem Smith chilluns cross re sweet
keep tomin' over here an stealin' my
plains an you has JUS got to put a
stop to it,"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-06
THIS GIRL HAD FORETHOUGHT.
She Wished to Make Sure Of an Income After
They Were Welded.

She Wished to Make Sure Of an Income After
They We're Welded.
She is fair young thing no matter
whether she lives in Chicago or Kala.
mazoo, and she knows young man
who is all the world to her, albeit the
world might not hold her choice in
such esteem as she herself holds it.
When a fair young thing is in that
condition it matters little to her where
she lives. The only shadow ON her
sweet young life is cast by her respect
ed father, who is, or was, not favora-
bly, inclined to the object of her choice.
Just what he thinks now is not yet de-
finitely ascertained. The fair young
thing had an interview with her father
the other evening.
"So," he said severely" "you have
accepted that young SNUG, have your"
"To all intents and purposes, papa," "
she admitted freely.
"You onght to know better than
that" he grumbled. "Don't you know
he is very improper young man
that he plays cards for money and
bets on horse races?"
Eyes, papa"
"And he has only $l2 week sal
ary?"
81 know it. papa"
"And how do you suppose he is ever
going to support you on that sum-"
He isn't, papa"
"He isn't?"
"No, sir"
"Well. he isn't looking to me to
support him, is he?"
She smiled softly.
"No," she hesitated; "not exactly,
papa, but he says if you'll only keep
on playing poker with him three
nights in the week, there won't be any
trouble about our getting along beau.
tifully."
TACOMA received Spanish cannon
Wednesday and will place it in the
! City Park.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-06
THE CREATION OF WOMAN.
iindoo Legend Concerning This Important
Epoch in Worlds History.


Heathen mythology cannot be as
sumed to be historically correct, al
though it is often interesting. The
legend OF the Hindoos concerning the
creation of woman is one of the most
entertaining of myths that have been
preserved through the ages. 1t relates
that at the beginning of time Twash-
tri, the prototype of Vulcan of more
recent mythology, created the world,
When he found that his work would
be incomplete without woman all his
material had been exhausted. There
was not a single solid element remain
ing. Much perplexed, Twashtri, after
profound meditation, took the round
ness OF the moon, the undulatiOns OF
the serpent, the entwining Of creeping
plant, the trembling OF the grass, the
slenderness of the rose vine and the
velvet of the flower, the lightness OF
the leaf and the glance Of the fawn,
the gayety of the suns rays and the
tears of the mist, the Inconsistency of
the wind and the timidity OF the hare,
The vanity of the peacock and the soft
ness of the down on the throat OF the
swallow, the hardness of the diamond,
the sweet flavor of honey and the
cruelty of the tiger, the warmth of
fire, the chill Of snow, the chatter of
the jay and the cooling of the turtle
dove. He united all this and formed
a woman. Then he made present of
her to man. Eight days later man
came to Twashtri and said:
"My lord, the creature you gave me
poisons my existence. She chatters
without rest, she takes all my time,
she laments for nothing at all and is
always ILL.," And Twashtri received
the woman again.
But eight days later the man came
again to the god and said: "My lord,
life is very solitary since 1 returned
this creature. / remember she danced
before me singing. l recall how she
glanced at me from the corner o! her
eye, that she played with me, clung to
me-" And Twashtri returned the wo-
man to him. Three days only passed
and Twashtri saw the man coming to
! him again. "My lord" said he, al
do not understand exactly how, but
am sure that the woman causes me
more annoyance than pleasure. 1 beg
of you relieve me OF her."
But Twashtri cried: "Go your way
and do your best" And the man
cried: "I cannot live with her"
"Neither can you live without her"
replied Twashtri.
And the man was sorrowful, muir
muring: "Woe is me, can neither
live with or without her."
This is found in an English transla-
tion of book Of Hindoo legends re-
Gently discovered. The title of the
book is "Of Finger of the Moon Red
dened by the Setting Sum-" and is the
sixth part of large work, "The Surg.
ing of the Ocean of Time" 1t was
written in Sancrit and the original
manuscript was given to an English
man-Mr. Bain-by an old Brahmin
dying of the plague. The other five
parts are not translated.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-06

course, it was in Latin, and had no
difficulty in filling it.
"Should all doctors write their pre-
scriptions in their native tongue it
would cause deal Of trouble, espe.
cially when we take into consideration
the host of foreign physicians practic.
ing in this country. Mind you, that's
but one reason, but it's an important
one. How much do you owe me foI
your prescription? Thirty-fve cents
High for salt? But it's the regular
charge, you know"