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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-10-06
HOW HE ASKED THE aUEsT1o:

HOW HE ASKED THE QUESTION
An Election Bet Helps h Bashfu1
Youth to ProDose to His Best Girl.
He was a bashful youth. and when
he tried to frame a proposal to the girl
of his heart his tongue glued itself to
the roof of his mouth and refused to be
loosened.
One day they talked Of politics. And
then of political bets. His eyes sudden
ly frightened.
"wh-what do you say" he stam-
mered, desperately. Ito making a little
bet with me?"
1--WE no objection. she sweetly an
swered.
"Then,,. he went on, "let's go ahead
n make a bet. If Mckinley is elect
ed you w-will agree to m-marry mel"
He could get no further.
But h nobly came to his rescue.
''I'l make a bet, too," h softly muir
INJURED. IF Bryan is elected you will
agree to marry me-"
There was a brief silence. Then a
queer smile struggled across the face of
the agitated youth. Another smile light
ed the face of the happy maid.
why wait for the election returns?"
he chuckled.
why, ipdeed?" she echoed.
So they were married the next week.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-10-06
Deep Sea ciyilities.

Deep Sea Civilities.
LET us take a walk" said the lob
ster. priding himself upon the superb
GRITTY of his means Of locomotion.
no" said the oyster. Cant you
see that it lookssli rain?"
Whereupon the hippocamus and the
star fish gave the lobster the loud each
ination. N
It is better to be sedentary and smart
than leggy and Observation-Disclosures
Tribune.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-10-06
Hard 10 sise Up.

"He wore his evening clothes at
breakfast, exclaimed n woman.
Yes" answered the other. II can't
make up my mind whether he is from
Chicago or whether he's Of the
Newport f~ashionables. trying to do
something fashionable and original
Washington Star.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-10-06
COnsoling,

Mr.. Goodleigh-Alas! u friend.
Spouter, hal gone to that bourne
whence no traveller returns.
Nj. Hardart-Yes, thank goodness!
He can't come back and lecture about
it.-Philadelphia Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-10-06

The American Test to Blame.
Terrible weather we have had in all
our big cities"
Eyes; it's dangerous business start
ing up competition of any kind in this
country.'-Indianapolis Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-10-06

To neglect the hair u to lose youth and comeliness.
Save It with PA1KER's HAIR BALsAM.
H1NDERcoRNs. the best cure for corns. 15cN.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-10-06

1do not believe Piso's Cure for consumptoa
has an equal for coughs and colds.-oHH
BoYHR, Trinity Springs, Ind. Feb. IL 1900
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-10-06

DIR. j. H. R1NDLAUB, Specialist,
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat.
Fargo. N. D..
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-10-06

The Professional way.
Mistress-Does your policeman lover
ever ask you for a kiss, Nora?
Cook-No, indade, mum! Whin a po-
liceman sees anything he wants, he
takes it widout askin'-Puck.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-10-06

The Time.
Time, 2 a. m.-Husband arrives from
lodge, second meeting in one week.
Wife-Im jist past speakin. tae We!
HGsband-Od! Jean, I'm g-g-gled
tae hear that. I'll ken whan tae come
hame after this.-Glasgow Evening
Times.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-10-06

A little management may often evade
resistance, which a vast force might.
strive vainly to overcome.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-10-06

Carriers Ink Is h
best ink that can be made. 1t costs you NJ
more than poor stun not At to write with.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-10-06

Dyeing is as simple as washing when
you use PUTNAM FADELEsS DYES.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-07-10
sNTRADAs Dn TRAvRs1A
nNTRADAs Oh oABoTAJR
sAL1DAs DE oABoTAJn.
sALIDAs DE TRAvRsIA
Ninguna

| Para Vieques vap amer "Porto Rico
en- lastre.
Para Aguadilla gol "Mayagiezana"
en- lastre.
Para Fajardo bal "Dos HermanOs"
con Ia carga siguiente: Comp Conner
cial Egozcue y Palau balas 2 d 3 pa
quotes y l resma papel surtido Is sTs
harina z 4 quesos % d pasta 2 bIs aza
das bls tocino i d salchichones IL q
velas l pqte anil l sera canela 5 d ia
bon IL d gas l q perrillos l d maizena,
bis aceitunas IL d galletas 2 SIS y 2
cnts cebollas l d mantequilla d f0s
foros 10 d arenques 6jaEones l bI pa
pas pqte escobas 1 tdu aceite almen
dras l faIdo hilO l 81 habichuelas d
manteca 4 q puntas l bI limorada IA
calderos 8 anafes Oohoa y Hermano
liz PIP vino d quesos l seron ajos 5
aids zinc 3I3 manteca $50 resmas pa
pei 2 q aceite II Its gslletas % SIS ha
rina l q pimientos / d salchichones
Scrs de L Villamil y co 8l3 bacalao 3
d cigarrillos 4 d aceite 1 bI arenques
liz bl salmon J Perujo y Olivia 2 SIS
garbanzos So SIS arroz b[ tia l 81 ha
bichuelas 2 cnts cebollas l d varios
etectos 2 balas papel Ct veIas d gas
2 d cigarrillos 1 G tosforos 2 gins alca
parras 1 q Quesos sc chocolate q
az1car 4 It's y q galletas 4 q pasta l
d mana cnts papas l lta pimenton
r Torres 16 bis imonada Ce:ecedo
Hrmns y co bala tapones 3 q meloco
tones 2 q varios efectOs 8 d aqua
har / & id mineral d mantequilla %
ostIones 2 q cacao q cOnservas 2 d
cerveza 2 d aceitunas l d anisete l d
vidrio Ia PIP vinagre l q pastillas y
chorizos Scrs deAbarca 5 poleas y 3 pc
rros hero Barcel6 y co 4 q aceite He
rrero Ortega y co | q limas 1e copas
d visagras bI planchas nidos baules
Id mercancias Piza Hrmns 4 d y frdo
tejidos Sobrinos de Armas l q y l ca
| jita porcelana G Tinaud y co 2 bultos
efectos fotograffa Millenhoff y Korber
/ d hilo coser Santisteban Obavarri y
90 d y l fdO tejidos Fritze Lundt y
co 25 SIS harina Ouetara ROs y co l q
calzado.
DESPAnHAnOs
Para Arroyo y Ponce gol "India".
Para Aguadilla y Mayagdez gol ''Bo
rinquen".
Para Humacao y Yabucoa gol Elsa
bela".
Para Vega baja gol 'Deseada'.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-07-10
lit
ENTIRE DOS AMoREs.

amada companera. Los muertos no resuci-
tan ! Caro- lie costara su infame propositol
Refexion6 un momento, apretando los
pufios en- sehal de desperation, anadi6:
-Si no es Salazar Spor que sufrio Ines ell
desvanecimi ento y iCalma, Henry, calma. :!
Guard6 la tarjeta Sc recost6 en- Ell sill6n,
tratando en- yano de conciliar Ell sueno. La
primera victima de las agitaciones del alma es
Ell sueno. sQuien duerme cuando pelea con el
enemigo invisible que amenasa herir ell cora
z6nf
Era la segunda noche de insomnia, pero el
marino era de hero; su ORGANISING estaba
prueba de todas los tempestades.
Antes que amaneciera entr6 en- la alcoba y
encontr6 Ines levantada al yerla, sinti6 ella
un igero estrecimiento que delataba 81 mie-
do.
II Has dormidoi le pregunt6 q secamente.
ST.
--Celebro la tranquilidad de tn amino que to
ha permitido dormir despues de 10 que p&s6
anoche.
Ines le enganaba, pues sus cios no Sc habian
cerrado, tratando de evitar explicaciones
desagradables, como 81 demostrara indiferencia.
10 pregunto'
~ Que paso anoche, Henry
IA Lo has olvidado7
-Tengo asf una idea yagarosa, que 50 me
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-07-10
OPERAoIoNEs soBRE Ell MUELLB

Por Elias Wolff:
a F Alfonso y co 1900 q arenques
ahumadas 80 tambores pescada.
Por Fernandez Gauran y co:
a La Liga de Detallistas y F Alorso
y co 15 d anil.
Por M Lomba y co:
q Scrs de Vicente Y co Troncoso Her
mancs y co y Balasquide y co "a d que
SOS
Por Bolivar Arruza y co:
q M Lomba y co 45 d quesos pata
gras.
Por Latimer y Fernandez:
a A Suarez y co Bernardo Fernan
dez, Hilario Santos y Scrs de Perez
Hrmns 20l2 BIS salmon.
a M Lomba y co 75 tamboreS pos
cada.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-07-10
100
TEoDoRo GUERRERO

II Rasonable el que EN- nun momento We des-
vanecerss sus suefos de falicidadi TIE amo
tanto, que no permitire que otro hombre, sean
oualesquiera los derechos hue la ley le conce-
de, me robe, no va tu persona, uno solo de
tus pensamientos, una sofa de tus mira6as; 81
que intente tocar un cabbllo de tu cabeza, de
esa cabeza que me pertensce, mordera el polvo
6pasara por encima de mi caddver.
II Vuelve en- tt ! Ne sacrifcarel
"a SacrifcioY / Que co1fesi6n tan triste para
mi No: me engahasteS perfdal Por que
fuiste conmigo al altar 81 en- tn coraz6n guar
dabas la memoria de otrd hombre, 81 en- tn
alma palpitaba todavia el amor del muertof
mo supe 10 que hice. Perd6name, y acep-
ia mi sacrifcfo
-lNoi grit6 el.capitdn en- un acceso de ena-
genaci6n mental. Es necesario que to decidas
en- este instante critico para que Sc calne Ia
exaltaci6n de mi Amino. 0 81 6yol
La imagen de Armando Salazar cruz6 por
delante de los ojos de Ines, poniendose en-
pie, con energia que revelaba la fuerza de una
passion comprimida que SO desbOrdaba, ex-
clam6:
iElt.
Un rujido espantoso delat6 la explosion do
alma de Warrior, efecto de hquella palabra, y
cogiendo del brazo sn esposa, con acento dc
e6lera repiti6 el monoslabo
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-07-10
VapOreS que 50 esparan

"Vapores americano."-Saldra de es
to puerto unO, directamehte para New
York, ell dia II del actual y el dfa 10
saldra otro para La Guaira y escalas.
Esp "Serra" haber salido de
Liverpool, via Santander para esta el
dfa 27 del pasado mes.
Esp "Pio TX" .Est& a la carga en-
Barcelona de cuyo puerto debe haber
salido para este Ell dfa u del pasado
mes.
Esp "Berenguer ell Grande' Sali6 ell
dia 6 del actual mes con dest;no a este
puerto y seguira Wage para Ponce StO
Domingo, Santiago de Cuba y Habana
Ing "SOlent"-En los primeros dias
del actual mes de Julio tocara en- es
te puerto 81 Sc ren2en por 10 menos
ve:nte pasajeros. Saldra de este puer
to para Luxembourg 6 >outhampton Y
tomara pasajeros hasta paris.
Amer. "Ponce"-Ha salido de New
York para este puerto ell dia 6 del pre-
ssrte mes.
Amer. "Mae"-El dia IA del actual
saldra de este puerto directamente pa
ra ell de New York.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-07-10
MERoADo DE FRUTos
AZUOAR
OAFE
Sin operaciones.

Las pequehas partidas que Ilegan a.
mercado de este grano, obtierA los
siguientes precios
Hacienda escogido 5 25
Pil6n s 223
Oorrientes limpios 8 21
Las existencias de este artfculo sol
kGstantes ccrtas, y 4 causa de Ia escs
zes del mismo los precios tienen mu
cha veriaci6n.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-07-10

San jose Mallorca y Barcelona
Charles 81 Spragne descargando
Bixen Rice descargando
Mae descargando
Tomas brooks cargando
CABoTAJR
IvO Bosch pendiente
Maria Artau Yabucoa
Dichosa descargando
Dolores Humacao y Naguabo
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-07-10
TABACO


3OUAa
Los precios para este arttculo estAn
on relaci6n con la clase y calidad del
mismo, y las existencias son regulares
CAMB1oS
Sobre Londres $8.15a 5 500 por
GsIv
I" New York. $67 PIP
Paris ..-....$ 60 a 63 p. SP
Ma dridy
Barcelona. 8 80 p2P
BmLETEs De LOS EsTADos UNIDOo
DE AMERIOA
Las operaciones verlfcadas con este
papel obtienen ell tipo de 66 o z
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-07-10
ESCRIBANIAS

81 pdblico podrA cncontras
denpre en- el I" BoleNn Mer.
can6l " un cxtenso y variado
surtido de las mismas. Las
Aay de mAldtud de precios,
4esde IS .ccntavos hasta -
y IS pesos. muy elegantes y
iujosas. En- tintcros de eris-
sal de roca sc puede escogas
Gasse-ho
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-07-10

OPHRAo1oNEs DE BUoUHs EN- PUHRTo
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-15

least tax upon the digestive system, SUI
gar, an almost. pure soluble carbo-hy-
drate. would seem to be the ideal food for
the purpose. Natures prodigal supply Of
sugar a II and low heat producing, bu
n~ourishing, fruits in tropic lands would
seem to indicate their peculiar adapta.
bi,itv Off the particular requirements of
inhabitants of hot zones. The bee and
the colibri. whose marvellous endurance
is the wonder Of the Psychologist and
philosopher, derive their power almost
exclusively from sugar.. Among the
troops in Porto Rico and the Philippines
whose appetites n digestions had be-
come impaired there was a craving for
candles and sweets which was astonish-
ing. all due to the same physiological
reason-the instructive desire for an cas-
lily metabolized energy producing food
which these articles supplied.
A liberal ration for the soldier in the
tropics could be supplied in the following
articles: Fresh meat, ten ounces. or its
equivalent in dried or smoked beef; ba-
con. two ounces: flour, twelve ounces;
rice lentils or maize, four ounces; succu-
and green vegetables, fourteen ounces;
dried fruits. two ounces; sugar four
ounces, with tea and condiments, in
GLIDING %curries, salt. pepper and vinegar,
three ounces.
From this list an extremely light port
able travel ration could be selected. BY
doubling the quantity Of sugar, the bulky
carbohydrates (the vegetables, fruits
and %cereals) could be omitted, and the
energy supplying quality of the ration
maintained at almost it's full standard,
If supplemented by an occasional indul-
gence tr fruits ana vegetables to be
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-15
DEATHBED.

Gen. Chaffee's post as commander of
the American forces in China recalls to
Mississippians the fact that he was sta
toned In that state during the civil war,
He was In command of the federal troops
in Mississippi.
For while Gen. Chaffee vas at Ok
ford. but as the situation around Jack
son become more trying he took UP his
position there. In a short while he was
stricken down with an attack of yellow
FEVER that he and his friends were con-
WINGED would prove fatal. An Episcopal
minister. Rev. Mr.. Carnahan, was sent
Tor to make the dying soldiers peace with
the world.
The minister read several scriptural
passages and then knelt by the sick Of
ftcer's cot in prayer AT that juncture
several soldiers outside the tent engag
ed In a quarrel and became so boisterous
that the minister's invocation was inter-
rupted. The supposed dying soldier rails
ed himself on one elbow, and, ripping out
an emphatic oath. demanded Of one Of
the subalterns in waiting that he MAIN
tain quiet while the parson was praying.
Rev. Mr.. Carnahap had been scarcely as
much astonished by the noise outside as
he was by the robustness Of Chaffee's
oath. The minister finished his prayer,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-15

would be continually getting in the way
during their work, and their dress con-
sisted of a very useful looking sailor rig
OF blue jean and straw hat, with a ribbon
round it, on which was the name of. the
ship to which they belonged, in Chinese.
At each end of the ship was mounted a
s1X-lnch breech-loading Krupp gun, ca
pable of being fired very quickly, whist
four others of a similar type, but of a
smaller size, were mounted on each side
OF the ship. e went right forward, and
looked over the bow at the sharp cut
water, which certainly looked like speed;
20 knots l was told the ship could steam;
then up on the bridge, and, last of all,
the coming tower. Here a tiny brass
wheel operated the steam steering gear
far below, where it is safe from an enc
my's shot, and all round are speaking
tubes, bells, telegraphs, switches-in fact,
the means of communicating with every
part of the ship and giving the neces-
sary orders for fighting her. AS a con-
trast to his center of an ingenious ma
chine constructed by man for the exter-
minatiOn OF his fellow creatures, we next
went down to thte ward room, where I
met the rest of the officers, and partook
of a curious cool drink, made chiefly Of
some kind of melon, and then the officer
of the watch reported the galley manned,
and we went on deck again. My host re-
GREETED that duty prevented his accom-
panying me, but begged me to go where
ever I pleased in his galley. and so hav-
ing thanked him and all the officers for
their kindness, 1 stepped into the boat,
and steered for the ship in which I was
about to leave for Shanghai, holding in
my and a piece of red paper Gbout five
inches by three with some Chinese char
aoterS on it, which was my hosts card,
and which I had received in exchange for
my own.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-15
IMPROPER FOOD WORSE THAN r
NATE,

Or. seaman was asked if his paper
read before the Medical congress. had
touched on the subject of sugar as O part
OF the army ration, and he replied that
1t had. On the request of the reporter DR..
Seaman furnished a copy of his paper,
which contains the following, among
other things:
Attributing to climate the diseases of
the tropics is an error due to ignorance
ana custom. The vast majority of all
ments credited to climate have their or
IGN IN the use of improper food. During
the last two years it has been my mis-
fortune to see two great armies. one in
my own southern country, in Cuba and
Porto Rico. II one in the PHILIPPINES,
largely invaded through errors in i'm
properly subsisting the troops. When
. whole regiments We're suffering from
stomach n intestinal catarrhs, diar-
rhoeas and kindred complaints they were
subsisted on a ration of rich meats, pork
beans, tomatoes, and other foods thai ag-
gravated the disease, crowded the hospi-
tai n left the men weak and ema-
ciated, so that their return to health was
. prolonged struggle.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-15

much more money is needed and the
money is promptly handed over from the
imperial treasury. Hundreds of thous-
ands of people have been employed, of all
n~ationalities and all creeds. In western
Siberia peasant labor was mainly en-
ployed. In eastern Siberia. where great
armies of convicts and eXiles are still in
existence. these not very desirable men,
bers of the community We're used in the
work of construction. In China, Buriats.
Samoyedes. Chinese coolies, Manchus
and Koreans We're at hand.
The rack all the way from Europe is
a single one, except at stations, where
there are loops. In the big towns
through which the line passes hand
some n substantial stations a been
built; butfets IN European plans v
been erected, n all the comforts to be
ployed on this. the most e~nteFprising of
Asiatic railways. On this great Asiatic
line. in fact. the Russian government is
providing far better facilities han on
those of European Russia, which are no.
~toriouSly bad.
1t is even claimed that as soon as the
line is completed special express trains
are to be run. These trains will be, as
far as comfort and elegance are con-
cerned. even superior to the American
expresses. They will consist of sleeping,
dining, parlor. observation, library. law
atory and other cars. There will also be
a concert car attached. n paid singers
and actors will travel on each train.
Thus the tedium of Is or IA days con-
tinuous journey across Europe and Asia
will be minimized by comforts which.
while elaborate. will be strangely out of
harmony with their surroundings bit
of Europe, as it We're. plunging across
barren wastes of almost unknown and
UNEMPLOYED lands. through countries
where fanaticism is far from being dead,
and where the foreign devil is still the
bette NOR of the pig-tailed Celestial.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-15

way enough and we glided alongside a
spotlessly clean accommodation ladder,
where two side boys were in attendance,
who handede us the man ropes, and step
ped on board, the sentry at the gangWay
presenting arms and the officer Of the
watch receiving us.
First come down and see by cabin
said my host, and we walked aft, meet
ing on our way the commander of the
ship, to whom I was introduced, and who
came down into the cabin with us. Here
tea was served in the orthodox Chinese
fashion, and my host showed me many
photographs of friends he had made in
England, some of them famous Ameri-
cans who We're touring through Great
Britain at the time, and then we started
to walk round the ship.
The ship had been built in Germany,
and, with two others of a similar class,
had only been delivered a few months
ago, an dit was curious to see every
thing labelled in Chinese German
too. An Oriental race in a European
setting. 1.-THE officers wore white rous-
ers, the bottoms of which We're tucked
into cloth boots, reaching half way up
their calves, and blue jackets with gold
dragons round their sleeves indicating
their rank, and also t mall circle of
color denoting their rank as mandarins
in other words, their civil rank, the
red buttons being the highest, next the
blue, then the white, and finally the
gold. Their swords and belts were Or
namented with devices of the five-clawed
or Imperial dragon, and in full dress they
wore peacock feathers in their caps,
Whilst h Indispensable and syell-kept
pigtail hung down their back. and their
closely-shayed heads gave them a very
smart appearance. The men wore their
pigtails coiled up in a knot at the back
OF their heads. as We're they down they
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-15
ABOARD A CHINESE MAN-0F-:W WAR
SOME OF THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU WILL SEE If YOU GO TO CHINA AND INSPECT THE SEA
FIGHTERS y:

I had never been IN board a Chinese
man-of-war, and 1 therefore gladly ac-
cepted the invitation of the Commo-
dore to visit his ship, which was lying
at Takue with the rest of the fleet, con-
sisting in all of five cruisers, all Of
them modern n fine looking vessels.
The Commodore came to fetch me him.
self in his galley, a smart-looking boat
manned by seven men, with an awning
to keep the sun off; and the Chinese
lag. consisting of a large black dragon,
with red eyes and tongue on a yellow
ground. streaming over the stern.
"ShoVe off! Give way together" sal
my hest, and off we went.
1t seemed strange to hear the orders
given in English by a Chinaman to
Chinese, and although I had often
heard a Chinaman from the north
talking to, say a Cantonese man, in
'Pidgin English which is practically
guages being utterly different, I was
certainly surprised to hear English used
as the language for giving orders official
fly in the Chinese navy.
English is, however, used in giving all
lorders, for drilling the men, for boats
crews, and even for signalling by sema-
phore, where there is a signal for each
letter of the alphabet, and each word is
spelt. Shis would, of course, be practi-
cally impossible in Chinese, owing to the
very extensive alphabet, so English is re-
sorted to. I had the pleasure of meeting
several Chinese naval officers, and it was
Il very uncommon thing to find one who
had not, at any rate, some knowledge of
inglish, whilst many spoke it extremely
Well.
'Bows,".and the bowman tossed his oar
IN, and got his bOat-hook ready, whilst
at the some time we heard the boat
SWANS pipe sounding on board the ship.