Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-15

will suspect you of being a miser ana Inc
stewards VIII be disappointed. ms ma
been found by long experience I" DC f."
safe rule of conduct
No' IN, i'ast interesting lratW. '" II.
voyage by any means Is the snip 'a'h
tnai most petSons aiIcct va" 90. 49,, -
high seas. and which on all boats 'an's'
more or less "A regular stercotyI"h 'h'ih
mel OF expression The first transaii anltc
Traveller fancy, talked about ,h' H' ~
topics IN ms own day, and ptInapa ~
last man TO cross just before the cra ~.
! of doom Will be caught guilty on the
same charge.
Distances at sea. for instance. IS
theme on which two persons never '.si'.
| famiiicS nave been known 10 separate
over 1t as they did a year or more ago
over the question as to when the pres'n'
| century began. When another incr pa
SEES YOU on the Tar horizon ...e man !"
your lcit says II is 30 miles away; p"ridi'
80 while the individual to your iish, says
| that absurd. that 10 miles would De more
| IKE H. You yourself are positive iiht
apuut three miles is u fair guess. 80 you
all stand there arguing il over and over.
SetunS hotter every minute 'ihtii some.
one PUSHES off to hnd an officer. " nat
thiS oracle in gold braid and brass put
tons tells you is that a ships hul may
be seen on c:Car day from the promo
made deck of liner about ID nauti't!
miles away, and ;hc top of her inista -
miles.
Discussion RACES warm also over The
statement that II In storm IA Stcim"r
kcets over To an angie Of ~ degrees or
more she u never right herself. ana linun-
DER Inc night after you are toid ms -
certain I" be a rough one. anC as $on u"
In Your berth. s.ccp forsaken. tossed
ab"ut ire II rubber ral. yun wonder II
every big roll of the ship Ia tha. WASH
pretty dangerously near IS degrees. II l.
,ldiolN nee, sSary 10 add mat YOU ais
biasph"me roundly the fellow VIZ broke
the news to Won
Another subject fraught VITA possinili-
ties is whether head winds rctIrl III"
progress of the ship NOR, than they in
crease It's speed by furnishing letter
draught for the engines. With nothing
else or greater importance 10 talk abolt,
1t can readily be imagined that all such
questions as The above, and many more
OF "A ike nature, take on a momcntutis
significance when one is idlinS away Il
mid-occan day.
The last two days OF the span 'twixt
inc continents pass quickly enough, in
deed. too much 50. for toward the end of
me voyage friendships and ones adapta-
bilitN to ones environment begin to ripcn
arace, and are only just on the NerG. of
perfect blending when the prospect oi
tearing aSundor ICONS up on tho horizon
simultaneously with the sighting of land
The last night of tn" voyae. is apt t. bc
an hilarious one, especially when tn"
majority Of the passengers are homewarl
hound. concert is generally pianned
Tor the saloon and prime opportunItV
Is thus given the doubtfuly talented to
put themselves under the sarcasm and
has com" to be the belief that OF an
musical performances. the concert mis-
c"iidneousiy given At sea. Is the most
painful 1t is the chance of a lifetime
Tor those who can't sing or play. and
they avail themselves very literally and
perSistently Of IL. Another concert. only
'rlnc less musical. ~ atso held the Iuxt
| night in the smoking room. The bass
tbaSel part hrGci$ pr"duminItcs and the
| cadcnc"s are bit uncertain. but its
nome tomorrow 50 much is forgiven
| ~ ~" anticipation of that supreme event.
IN" excitement toward the qua ~ tha
VOYAGE mounts TO tn" same pitch that II
1 attained the moment Won sailed on IN.
| other side Of that three thousand mil.
81 tossing water. IoI are due SAY tn
| dock IN an hour You have seen tt.t tl,
| luEgaEr Is ready fnr the steward Ia TAXA
| ashore, ana that Tilt; SAM, steward .rJ
several others who were instrumental in
FURNISHING comforts Of tho VOYAGE h.,v,
| pttn rewarded for their pains You h,,,.
shaken 50 many hands and said So MAJ,
inns, l'S, Npu must look mc ~ III chi
\ ..Ep' or ~ has been a bully good trt,,
| Mr- Man. hope W. will connect ON
Then shortly the great carrier Of tho
sea. wiiyh for IN. past seven days has
n'hll" II ~ the rate Of - miles au nngr
| SLOWS DOWN ON her pace ana h...:i.- ~
| Ileep carefully up to her pier nke "a
t ,Id giant after Il mighty race. In IN
! =, "ii,' -" are near enough the dock
/ !p recognize friends. ana on discoyerit,c.
| ,h.in = shouted chorus Is heard nf '.jai-
! N, Rave You had Il good trim
! Hh"t, IN" rest of the parity etr
! :. many 'he hls plank is drawn iub"a..l
"!!u Win a feeling half Of RELIEF at ,,.4,-
! III cS'aprd n" clutches OF til, d.-vii i,
tns de'p sea ami half III jov M N.
| .oic I" step once more on 4 bit nr II,
,iunarH uirt you walk down into ~,
arms "i your friends the -Cuti.,.'I,
| from the custom house ''''ll