The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-04

suggest by
land lubbers.
or five days out the talk was
from New York, and seemed to think to
make preparation for the difference in and
toms. money all the which they upon
landing at Liverpool. But when be said I'VE
shall Liverpool at such time everybody
suddenly walked possessing United money
had it changed into the England, it
amusing to see them sitting in groups studying
them trying get acquainted it,
use some Of the terms for of coins
used in England for coins of entirely different value it
would not be perplexing sixpence instance
the same value shilling only everybody knows
shilling piece The mxup all comes from the differ
in the values of the English An
English is equal pennies the of the
is about four times as large
six pence naturally six times penny, the English
sxpence has good for it's being double it's apparent
meaning American currency Just as naturally it follows
that the shilngtwice sxpence-equas quarter Our
fifty cent piece is almost the English form
had carefully laborousy thought
that all troubles with English money at end,
when bobbed silver piece trfe larger than the form
and called the half has been
number of times whom has
no terrors said gby: That's two and SIX Naturally
mad to say Two and six what? 1t is fairly disgusting to
have show that bear amicably
the superior air of the why, two shilngs and
sixpence-sixty-two cents.'
Tuesday, June l6.
There number of superlatves which APP
party of visited the engine
The Carpathia is of the largest ships
the passengers
much better than of large
fast boats and the Storage
OF those of other boat far Everybody thinks
steerage holea dark place immigrants
herded like cattle. this they
saterooms each containing bunks they painted
iron where the saloon passengers have nickel and
gray blankets in place of the eecy white
frst-cass passengers. Then
wash hand English them a
tionary bowl in the corridor
of staerooms answering the
rover and covered with oil CLOTH and their
by PORTFOLIOS there is quite
for the saloon passengers and there is piano
dining saloon just good the place
the saloon above Altogether the
in her general accommodations passengers
whether steerage saloon.
But really it is the engine most in
teresng of ALL From the time
steep night OF stairs was OIL OIL oil in shape other
But it is oil which makes the smoothly
and its presence does indicate necessary
cleanliness There half flights steep stairs
as steep almost ladder against before we
came to the floor of the room fairly with
OIL in which had to carefully in order to
avoid fall It useless engines
there whrring all sorts and sizes
and in all sorts of Places big pipes little
pipes straight pipes and pipes pipes
and cranks and things impossible to re-
member They have water from
the salt water drawn in from the
the ice used board con
densers that provide against waste of steam. And all
the moving working machinery drips and g1istens
The stoke room aboard ship like Carpathia
the small inferno that greyhound where
high speed has to be kept increasingly enough
too hot for comfort and perspration
standing the faces of the duty Every
OF coal that went into the roaring great
blast of fame back thru the momentary gush
fire. but ample to scorch anything way But
the sokers below bending next huge
shovelful of coal that lifted swung the
yawnng door with all the strength their brawny
and bodies Out in the engine there
extending thru ship the highest
deck which not only furnishes the fresh air moi
naturally with the motion of the boat but brings by
forced draft with gush that is felt
keeps the air in the engine reasonably fresh
There solid floors between the
fifteen feet below the water neand the deck
ing but iron gratngs
AS left 1 said to the chief engineer:
7 thought the captain the biggest boat
but since have been down here
who iS nfa1lth
chinery who understands it detail bigger
man I.
estly He does his work and mine inter
81 fere." THE EDITOR
Milk From "condensed" Cows.
little visiting
condensed milk where day he turned
to his and said "Oh, I con-
densed would die.'-The Little
THE INDIAN DOLLS.
The Indian and DOLLS
With the little papoose side,
Belong little Ojbway girl,
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