Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-10-04

~oughly %urepa~a.:. Every member II
no ~dslcGutol Is special. qualified fcr
MS task. and the sarae Is tru Of ina
stan. l. Will, therefore. not D. Inc
faui, Of The American members II ~.
conference fails 10 accomplish positive
results in the iite weeks to which It's
sessions are limited
There arc -four journalists or thr
hyron-phiiip II. Patchin, of the Eew
York suns Washington staff, Re-
secretary Of Mr.. polk. Of the delega.
ton. Mr.. Polk. detained AT the last
minute. coming later). w J. Johnston.
publisher - the American Exporter,
and the put!ook's correspondent 9th
ers come by other steamers.
lnterestinI passengers are the youths
from Brazil and Argentina returning
home either for the vacation or from
completed courses OF study in Europe
or the states. There are well equipped
collegiate institutions and professional
schools in both countries. But all par
ents who can afford il almost iuvar-
iabiy send their son. abroad. not only
10 enjoy the superior advantages to be
had in Europe and the United states.
particularly in the way of linguistic
opportunities and technical studies. but
for the sake Of the cosmopolitan infu-
ences. one young Brazilian is return
i-- ~ 'iiAIs mo dtll. ne AVER So .
.ral years of study abroad. He has
been IT school in France. Germany ana
England. u speaks the three IAN
suases perfectly, With barely the sug-
Sestion of an accent In England he
had studied electric engineering. and
has taken a supplementary curse IN
the states His father. a Brazilian no.
bleHan. is one OF the great landed pro-
pr.etors. our fellow voyager is a
~ciean-cut. modest. self-contsined and
thoroughly likable young fellow. one
could Wish for Brazil no better for
tune than TO have its future intrusted
Ia hands such as his. y Young Argen-
tinian Of French paternity is taking the
agricultural course al Cornell. another
Of American and British ~parentage is
studying architecture at Harvard. Both
ar, permanently identified with their
cosTopo!itan country II their stud
les are With reference to their careers
At home.
Tins on s%hipboard passes quickly
with talk. IN in the smoking room
and sports on deck. reading Il music.
There IS much novcl-reading. But some.
too busy on shore. have brought more
substantial books along 10 do some de-
sired back reading. some brush un
their Spanish, and others ara dipping
into Portuguese. The meals seem to
be much closer together thar on Land.
and appeti,es are universally good.
As Nc approach the equator the
coming Of Neptune is looked for. The
t~Nne-honored custom has by no means
passed with the development of steam
navigation. Ii is not so universal now.
10 he sure; crews are no longer so
homogeneous * they We're. Being of
80 many different nationalities. with
ienperamcnts to correspond. they can
not always be intrusted with the liz
cehS. necessary 20 the occasion. But
it is still the regular thing in the navy,
II on various great rans-epuatorial
passenger lines the custom is often
observed.
On tine Byron. some days before. a
proclamation from his imperial mai
esty. Lord of the Waters and Sover-
eign of the Seven Seas" countersigned
by "Amhhic, Lord High Chamberlin
and Keeper OF the Trident" had
warned all Notwithstanding mortals
that they We're 10 cross the line on
"ou. suspicious day of fortune and
good luck. Friday. the 18th of .Julv
and to hold themselves in readiness for
ihc ordeal OF Initiation into the mys-
terics of Ncptune's realm. The mo-
iaentoas day Was celebrated with a
tournaHnant of equatorial sports. for
"hicn various handsome prizes-cups
and other trophies-were offered by
Mr.. Buchaaan. y bulletin signed BY a
deputation from Neptune-"Old Sea
DOG. I. 'o~he.lback. and L.. S~hellback'-
rad announced that Neptune and his
court would board the ship at s O'Clock
N the evening. In the mids of dinner
9 great ,oinnotion was heard outside.
S~uIaeais the lights went out. and there
cashei into the saloon the 1.-THE figure
OF ms Satanic majesty accompany-
ing Ncptunes secretary. Lit by the
sputtering CLEAN of "A slow match. the
Mephis;o-likc figure was seen to he
costumed IN a n worthy of Gou-
aoas opera. Captain Cadogan, being
asked for. was informed that Nep,,Ine
was soon - come on board. Soon af-
ter dinner Neptune and his suite an
poared on the forward main deck.
having hailed the ship and. in the dark
ness. seeming TO have come up over
the side. Headed by the .band"-one
OF the quartermasters, IA Gcrman-Rus-
SIT from Riga. playing Everybody
WORKS But Father" on n concertina-
~" majestic procession made the round
Of the promenade deck, and halted on
the port side aft. The Monarch of the
ocean. in his imperial robes. with tri-
dent Z pointed crown. hempen hair
ana Cea:d, seated himself and took
command OF the ship his suite aoout
him. the captain standing before hin,
and at his service. ~
me actors had been at work on their
costumes for several days. They proved
TO be admirably i%mprovised. The fol-
loving east shows the traditional
makeup of the performance. substan-
.ih.iy as enacted for two or three cen
turtles past:
Ncptune's wife .........An Irish decn hani
TeptuIes secretary THE Ships Purser
The Court Doctor THE Ships Surgeon
sindbad the Sailor ..Ine c HE Cook
Old Man OF the Sea ION Sindbads' back
The Cabin kov