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as PHANTOM SHIPS WHICH HAUNT THE SEA 81

Another blow against time-honored ira
ditions has been struck by the iconoclasts
u science. The United States Hydro
graphic Office has calmly declared that
the phantom ship seen ia the vicinity of
Cape Horn, the ghost ship Of lie Marie.
is nothing more nor less than "a rock,
which under certain atmospheric condi-
tons bears a deceptive resemblance to
ship.
seem things" has from time imme-
mortal been the privilege of the sailor.
I should not wonder Il the sons OF Noah
gathered in the fOrecaste of the ark over
whatever served as substitute for pipes
IN those days and told ghost stories, and
their descendants have kept it up ever
after. The sea is not what it WAS ia
the way OF breeding weird tales. Steam
and public schools are responsible for
radical changes in tho sailors attitude
toward life, but they have not yet un-
rooted his tendency TO hear strange
noises and see things that are not.
1t is not surprising. when you think
OF IT, In the combined strangeness and
monotOny OF life at sea weird tales
spring up naturally. The many freaks
OF sea and sky. the unexplored coasts
and unexplained phenomena which the
sailor often meets on his way give food
for the Imagination, while the narrow
life bounded by the confines of the ship
and untouched by the many quickening
influences Of the populous town. afford
an opportunity for any stray fancy to
sink deep into the mind. There is room
IN the sailors life for the supernatural,
says the San Francisco Can.
Not content with peoplng his vessel
with ghostly appariuons, he makes the
sea alive with phantom ships manned
sometimes By dead people, sometimes
by strange monsters OF the under wor.l
First and foremost. Of course is the
Flying Dutchman. who has been hvinc
through so many romances Of the sea.
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ming 20 have their own schools and or
phanaSes. supported By themselves. aa
wen as their own religious books and pc
riodicais.
There seems % BE- some jingoiBm about
certain tyre of japanese preacher. He
talks largely about Japan furnishing a
distinct typo Of Christianity. and about
Japan Forthcoming substantial c0ntrOii-
uon 70 The sum OF Christian knowledge
he demands considerable theological IL
cense for himself. The spirit Of Chris
uanity seems 20 appeal 70 him more
strongly than its definite doctrines.
Liberty rs his word he cares little
for the Old Testament and it is by no
means the invariable rule for Iapaneso
Christians 20 shut up their shops on sun
day. The old straw OF the similarity be-
tween Christianity. Buddhism and Con-
fucianism has been pretty Thoroughly
threshed over BY the japanese preacl. or.
whose national pride IS intense. One IA
nous clergyman-who. like most Japa-
nesc, feels that he holds "a brief for
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the quest disinusloned He is also au-
thortty Tor the statement that some men
have new wife every month for years
before discovering a satisfactory life
partner.
Morocco IS another country where mar
rlage on trial Is q fourishing institution.
ON the slightest prOvocation a man may
lepudiate his wife ana Try again. Dr.
Churcher mentions one of his servants. q
micdie-aged man. who had taken nine
teen wives in trial succession TO his
bosom Indeed. according TO Reade.
among the M0ors OF tie Sahara il is
considered questionable and vulgar 70
live too long together. He says. THE
leaders OF fashion are those who arc
oftenest divorced"
What blow at the boasted social SUI
premacy OF Chicago and Newport!
In Abyssinia marriage is generally en-
tered into for "a period OF years and
throughout Africa it IS the custom Of
many OF the tribes 10 marry on trial for
"a fixed time. Among the Bondos 10 IS
the privilege OF the husband TO send away
his wife as often as he likes.
The laws OF the ancient Persians.
Greeks. Hebrews. Teutons. and Romans
made separations easy. At the close Of
the Roman republic, and Ia the palTny
days Of the republic divorce was a scan
dtI Of colossal proportions Dislike was
often considered sufficient grounds for
divorce. which was regarded as merely
a private act The Aleuts used TO eN-
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had assigned him his work FOR the cc-p-
Ing year. lie says that he fms this
relation perfectly satisfactory. and that
the attitude OF the Japanese is in no
wise dlctatorial but that an are to-
gether seeking the one end of the work
welfare.
The Young Mems Christian Association.
in similar manner. fully comedies 90 the
desire OF the japanese. All the associa-
uons iu this country. even where main
tanned by American money. are entirely
managed in detail and n general. by
japanese officials. The American secre-
tarles here govern only by advice. and
that entirely suggestive and tentative.
The maguifcient work OF the Young
Mems Christian AssociatiCn. which every
body praises. would Doe impossible were
the American secretaries not the most
tactful far-sighted and self-enacinr of
men None Of them has amy actual au-
thority al ALL
Japanese Type Of Christianity.
All this is no mere racial jealousy 1t
goes deep. Are the japanese qualified
Tor ecclesiastical solf-eovcrnment as they
have proved their fitness for political svil-
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change their wives for food. and IN Tonga
q husband divorces his wife vhen dis
satisfied with her by simply telling her
To go IN Yucatan @ man might divorce
his wife for the mcrcst trlfle
Among some peoples custom has limited
the right 10 separation after trial mar
rlages. Among the kuHis 1he marriage is
Undesirable Il the wife becomes thu
mother OF a son. but the husband can
cast of the wife ~ they disagree. pro-
viding that there IS no son born TO then
The Red karens in Indo-China all0H-
separation If there are no ca''l 'n. out
forbid il othcrw So. In Wes.-rQ Victoria
man can divorce q child.,-ss woman bur
only after "a hes rrg before tire chiefs
Of his and her Tribes. Among the Santals
the consent OF fhe husbands -lansmen
must precedo scr srati0n. Among C.rfoin
lower races. ucroring to Westermlrcl.
the consent or the woman is necessary to
separation.
The Chinese code gives seven just
causes for divorce including loquacity,
inattentiQn 20 parents-in-iaw. and fI-
temper. one Of the old Chinese books de-
clares: When woman has any quality
that is not good fl IS but just and rcas-
enable 70 turn her out Of doors. Among
the ancients a wife was turned away if
she allowed the house 20 be fun OF smoke
or 81 she frightened the dog with her dis
agreeable noise notwithstanding this.
Westermarck declares that divorce is
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native church He works when and
where and how he pieases, or as his
mission directs. So, TOO. the evangelists
employed by the missionary ara gov
erned IN the matter OF salary and labor
entirely by the missionary When IL has
CHANGED that one or these evangeiists has
received a larger salary than the rega-
lar pastor OF the church itself there has
naturally been feeling. Indeed. some ia
panese have gone so far as TO say that
IL is not fair for the foreign missionary
70 receive four times the salary OF the
japanese pastor.
II must De remembered that the mis-
sionary IN Japan IS not a pastor. He
has no congregational duties and respon-
sibiliues. such as ordinarily ere borne
boy a preacher IN America Every con-
gregauon has IT. own native pastor and
officers These may consult with the
missionary. but he cannot "boss'' them.
The preaching missionary's work Is
evangelistc. he pioneers Christianity in
10 new places. In this he Is assisted by
evangelists. who work under his personal
supervision.
The money however. is in the mis-
sionary's control Not all the churches.
by any means. are self-supporting They
must look 20 America and England for
help. With "a control OF the money
has gone. 10 "A greater or less degree.
Right here comes the rub The Japa-
nese want 70 control the money. and IN
some cases the missionary. too. The talk
is al OF Cooperation" but Il IS not a
cooperation in which the missionary plays
almoner. in fact, since the japanese
churches have their own mission boards
they feel-or, at least. an outspoken wing
= them feel-that the latter should have
the entire administration OF mission meth
DDS and money. with, Of course. the fun
counsel Of the missionaries.
The grogationalists have gone urao-
ticaiiy thus FAR. The ''Bumiar' are prac-
ticany Independent The American board
makes 70 them an annual grant Of money
for a specific term Of years. ar the end
az which time, a is presumed. the church
es viii have become self-supportlns The
entire independcncy movement faces to-
ward the day when the japanese churches
VIII be "self-govenlng. self-supporting
and sen-propagating.' The missionaries
OF the American Board very generally
yield themselves 10 the counsel Of thei~
japanese associates.
one man told me the other day that.
IN council with the native pastors. thew
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Then there is the Kobold perched on
his phantom ship in the Baltic. and
there is the Norwegian monster Drau-
gen in his half boat both bringing ship
wreck and death to the luckless maa
who secs them
The Flying Dutchmen first showed
himself off the Cape OF Good Hope He
dates back from the time when the
Dutch had their supply station at tho
cape. stopping There on their way t. the
East Indies. A Dutch captain was on
the way home from India, and hal
been repeatedly warned not to ATTEMPT
the passage around the cape in the
fierce storm that was blowing. But the
captain was obstinate. and declared that
he was not afraid OF God or tho devil.
He would make the passage or stay )T
the coast until DE had made IL. And he
swore q big Dutch oath that so SHOULD
it be- In those days such language was
not considered smart, and the horrihcd
judgment of his contemporaries doomed
the captain 10 sail forever against a
head wind without getting any farthe~.
Many mariner has sighted him there
ia a storm of the cape OF Good Hope.
and the sight is always a foreboding OF
disaster.
According TO another version. the Fly
ing Dutchfnan was a ship on which some
awful crime OF piracy and murder had
been committed. Retnbuton followed
swiftly. as it always did In the old
yarns and and the whole wicked crew
was stricken with the plague. They
sailed from one port 70 another. beg
ging the people to take them in and Of
fering AN their ill-gotten gains IN re-
ward but the dread Of contagion was
greater than the lust Of gain. and the
crew Of the Flying Dutchman We're de-
MED admittance wherever they came
So Tor their slna they were doomed 10
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Ors OF san Francisco however. several
were found who could give a minute de-
scripton Of the rock and who testified
to it's striking resemblance 70 ship.
II seems to be standing head on. point
ing 70 the south and low i'm the water.
The sails are shortened as they would
be in what sailors call half a gale. The
whole formation is very dark. as IL the
hui were painted black and the sails
weather-beaten. it has three rnasts and
is higher on the fore than on the main
Upon coming on the side OF the vessel
the illusion van.shes and the whole
thing resolves itself into congiomera-
ton Of black rocks. The perpetual fog
of those regions, OF course. helps 20 be-
fudoie the vision.
The ghost ship has some friends. how
ever. In spite OF science. They decias5
that the phantom ship OF Cape Horn.
which many still persist ia calling the
Flying buchanan, appears sometimes in
one place and sometimes ia another. ane
they would like 10 know how science
explains that fact.
So there you are. You pay your money
and YOU take your choice.
The rock looking ike ship is by no
means rare natural formation. All
most every sailor has seen ono BOB some
part Of tho world. In the CIipperton
Islands there Is a great white rock iooS-
ing like thrce-masted schooner. le1n-
ing on the wind with her royals see and
the sym shining on her white s1iis
About six or seven miles west OF Hon
oiulu there is rock known as French
frigato Rock, because once upon q time
q French frgate went ashore cn 10. Tho
cliffs looked so much like. ship thar
the frigato was deceived and thought
she was meeting another vessel. 81
Paul Island, in the middle OF the Atian-
tic is said TO look very much like
chip when approached from a certain
direction, but 1t is place which mar
liners prefer ~ give y vide berth.
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nominations The largest Of these IS
THE Church Of Jesus Christ ia Japan"
which includes all the Presbyterian and
Reformed bodies; there are here none OF
the Presbyterian subdivisions that exist
in America Next in size comes the
"kumiai. or COngre gational churches.
with whom viii shortly be included the
United Brethren and Methodist Protes-
tants. The Japanese Methodist bodies
North. South ana Canadian-have been
seeking consolidation.
st first the mission boards across the
water which are interposed obstacles 20
this union. objected. but the japanese
Methodists spoke ont 80 promptly and
loudly that al barriers 70 the creation
~ one Methodist church in Japan have
been removed and next spring the for
nal Organization VIII be eh8cted. The
Protestant Episcopal church and the
Church OF England have likewise joined
forces here. There IS little doubt that
THIS union mo vemcnt will continue the
CongreEationalistB and the Presbyt eTians
coalescing al an early date. Many pre-
dict a speedy union Of all native churches
into one japanese Christian church. Ger
tainly 81 IS the consensus Of opinion that
the minute denominational and Bectarian
divisions Of American Christendom can
not DC perpetueted here
The present enrolled membership of
the Protestant churches Of Japan. by the
way. Is about $500 the past year show
ing an apparent decreasc-through an err
ror. II Is claimed. In the statistics. Long
before the churches OF America got to-
gether last year IN New York IN the
Tntcrchurch Conference on Federation,
there existed n soundly established fed
eral organization here. the Standing
Committee OF Cooperating Missions"
which has erected several practical re-
suits. including the production o. COM
mon hymn book for all the japanese
churches.
Where the Conflict Comes.
The paradoxical statement is true
broadly speaking. that while the rela-
tons between the Individual missionary
and the Individual japanese Christian
have been cordial. the relations between
the missions and the native churches
have been strained.
The cruv of the question mas hecn the
control OF the forces and the fluids
The missionary and his personal help
ers have worked ia and for the local
congregations. but the latter have had
no control over them The missionary
IS entirely outside the Jurisdiction o. the
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Poor without debt Is better than
prince. reads "a Turkish rrOverb. but
% be- poor and owe $1,000 must strika
Count Boni as being uhat war is.-Wasn-
ington POaL
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TRIAL MARRIAGES NOT NOVEL,

IN n ARRIAGE on trial. tie
~ "a matrimonial reform pro-
" posed by Mrs Parsons N
4 Il her much-assailed book,
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The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1906-07-26
A CAVE-IN AT CORONADO MINE.
Three Men Killed Accident at MetcaIf
Mine and One Man Badly Hurt.

Several accidents occurred at Met
calf during the past week. On Fri
day last at the Coronado mine a cave
in occurred on the third level which
ended the lives of three men.
Two of those killed were Mexi-
cans, whose names the ERA has
not been able to learn, while the
other was an American by the name
of John A. Chisholm, who had been
employed by the company as a miner
for nearly a year. His remains we're
shipped to Canada on Sunday, and
were accompanied by Duncan Grant,
who was an old time friend to the de-
ceased, who leaves young wife in
Canada, and many friends in this
section to mourn his untimely death.
AS soon as the cave-in occurred many
men were at once put to work to
rescue the imprisoned men, who were
known to be alive, as they slgnaled
their companions by tapping on the
timbers with rocks. However, before
they could be reached their limited
air supply was exhausted, and they
suffoCated. The mine was well tim
bered, and the Cave-in was entirely
unexpected. Had it occurred d few
minutes sooner fifteen or twenty
more miners would have been caught
in the drift.
At the Metcalf mine on Sunday
last Samon Torres was badly injured
by Earring off a missed shot, which he
knew was there. He was drilling a
hole near by, and it is supposed that
the jar caused the explosion. One
of his eyes was shot out and his
right wrist broken. He was brought
to the hospital in Clifton, and is do
ing very well. The chances are that
he will recover.
Some few days ago a miner by the
name of Ermenia Telles employed at
the Metcalf mine attempted to
warm his coffee by lighting stick of
dynamite, which exploded and he
was badly injured. Some men get
very careless in handling dangerous
explosives.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1906-07-26

Miss Shirley of Metcalf visited
Clifton this week.
George Green, manager of the Met
calf store, spent Tuesday in Clifton.
A. G. McAlister returned this week
from a business trip to the county
seat.
George Tyler left last week for
Douglas where his three Children are
quite sick.
J. C. Hill left this week for his
former home at Cleburne, Texas,
where his mother is quite sick.
Louie Ferber, of the Bazaar store,
returned last week from a trip to
Douglas, Bisbee and Cananea.
Dan Lynch. Archie Morrison and
VIM. Hoff spent Sunday at the Stand
ard mine, and returned in the even
ing well pleased with what they had
seen in the mines and at the camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fallon, Mr.. and
Miss Jerred and George Martin left
this week on a fishing and camping
trip to the White mountains, where
they will spend few weeks.
Cy. Golden, one of the old time
Clifton boys. returned last week
from San Diego, and is now in the
employ of the D. c. company at
Morenci.
w. T. Witt and Frank Willis,
prominent cattlemen of the Duncan
country, spent a couple of days in
Clifton this week. They report
cattle in good condition.
Mrs. Tom Clark returned last week
from the ella Hot springs, where
she spent a week. Her health was
not improved by the trip, and she ex-
poets to soon leaye for California,
where she will spend the summer on
the coast.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1906-07-26
PURELY PERSONAL

w. S. Munday is spending today in
Duncan.
Harlan Walker was down from the
Blue river country this week.
Arthur Murphy, manager of the
Ash Peak mines, visited Clifton this
week.
Hon. Lamar Cobb left this morning
for Duncan, where he will spend the
day.
Jeff Dunagan left this morning for
Cananea, Sonora, on a business and
pleasure trip.
w. E. Brooks, chief book-keeper at
the Standard mines, was in Clifton
yesterday.
Slim Hoeye left this week for
Globe, where he will spend few days
visiting his father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michaelson of Douglas,
formerly of Clifton, are spending
the summer at Lake Mills. Wisconsin.
j. C. Hotchkiss and bride of the
City of Mexico, arrived in Clifton
this week on their honeymoon trip.
Charles Allen returned last night
from a trip through southern Ari-
IONA, where he was examining min
ing property.
Miss Marie Johnston, of the L U E
ranch, on the Blue, is spending the
week in Clifton, as a guest of the
Clifton Hotel.
Mrs. j. Backstein and children and
her sister, Miss Barth, left yesterday
morning for St. Johns, on visit to
the old home, where they will spend
the heated term.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reece Webster re-
turned last week from Kansas, where
they spent several weeks. They re-
port the Sunflower state in good
condition. They had a pleasant visit
with relatives.
Mrs. G. E. Bull and daughter,
Grace, of Douglas, spent Sunday in
Clifton visiting Miss Pearce. They
were on their way to Mrs. Bulls
former home in Texas, where they
will spend several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Thomson re-
turned last night from trip to the
coast, where they spent some weeks
sightseeing and pleasuring. They
visited Portland, Seattle, Tacoma
Vancouver, and had a most pleasant
trip.
Dick Franz, of the Becker-Franz
company, returned this week from
the east, where he had been on a
business trip. He was accompanied
home by his sister, Miss Franz, of st.
Louis, who was spending the summer
at Las Vegas Hot Springs. He had
a pleasant trip and reports the
weather as cool throughout the
east.
James Colquhoun, president and
acting manager of the Arizona Cop
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1906-07-26

The first team crossed bats with
the Lancaster Colts last Sunday in a
very interesting game of ball which
resulted in d victory for the first
team by a score of III. Many er-
rors were made on both sides which
made the score more even and the
Colts deserve much credit for the
manner in which they held down the
professionals. Marquee pitched for
the Colts and with this exception the
first team was complete. With more
practice Lancaster's team will be d
good match for the outside teams
that usually come from Douglas, Bis
bee and Globe. The first team is too
much for anything in this section.
The boys ought to give up victory
once in Il while to keep up the in
fereSt
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1906-07-26

wedding of unusual Importance
in colored circles occurred last night
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Ross, in East Clifton, which united
Miss Pauline Charlotte Ross to
Oscar Howard, Rev. Kemp, pastor of
the M. E. (colored) Church officiating.
After the ceremony there was music
and refreshments. The contracting
parties are among the leaders of
Clifton's colored society. Many
handsome wedding presents were re-
ceived by the bride and groom.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1906-07-26

J. F. Cleaveland, chairman of the
Republican. central committee, has is
sued a call for meeting of the re-
publican county central committee
at Morenci Saturday next, in the
parlors of the Morenci club, for the
purpose of taking action in opposi-
tion to joint statehood, and deciding
what courses will be pursued in de-
feating the same. This meeting will
be open to everybody without regard
to party affiliation. 1t is needless to
say that the meeting. will be largely
attended by representative citizens
from the east end of the county.