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Tompkinsville and Cape Trafalgar the
glimpse was so momentary to have
in ii little OF comfort; and If the Brook
lyn, big as she is. rode on relatively
even keel throughout the fourteen days
of the passage the occasion is not re-
membered, though it is recollected that
in the sea following the hurricane the
5000 tons of metal rolled thirty seven
degrees.
The behavior OF the Galveston was
admirable, and none the less so that
the comfort OF the fagship was more
than once sacrificed to that of the
smaller cruiser. Officers and sailors
sometimes refer to the little fellows of
the Galveston, Cleveland. Des Moines
type as banana boats" probably from
some fancied or faint resemblance to
the vessels engaged in the fruit trade
between Jamaica and our Atlantic lit
toral; but sailors are not respectful in
their descriptions and may think none
the less of a vessel in that they guy
numerically those who happen to be
in authority or stationed thereon. In
the same spirit YOU will find officers re-
ferring to the late discussion with Spain
as the spinach" war, or ehuckle over
the assertion of one Of command rank
that the commerce. destroyer Mime
apolis should be arrested for carrying
concealed weapons"
However. the coast of Spain was
sighted on the morning of the 18th. as
per schedule. and in the lee of the high
land were seen the Chattanooga and
the Tacoma, which had rendezvoused,
as ordered. coming from the West In
dies, and having had very decent
weather in transit Before Trafalgar
was passed the heet of Rear Admiral
Prince Louis of Battenberg, with whom
Sigsbee had foregathered cordially on
the occasion of the famous visit of the
British fleet to New York was deserted
steaning north, and soon the sound of
an admirals salute, given by the Prince
to his American friend, was heard
across u tumblidcatiou of sea that Mas
playing the very mischief with m Eng
lisis fotilla of siS torpedo destroyers
conveyed by cruiser. also bound north
to an English port
While there remains little. If any
thing. to be said about Gibraltar from
a scenic viewpoint. 1t is not amiss to
bear witness that in no navy yard can
the arrangements to welcome a stran-
ger be more perfect. BY wireless teleg-
raphy the arrival of Sigsbee'S fleet had
been told to Admiral Sir Edward Chi
chester, naval commandant: buoys had
been set apart in the splendid harbor,
and every possible arrangement made
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vessel of the Brooklyn's draft. The
towing squadron, under Commander
Harry H. Hosley. in the Eastern At
lantic, and in the Mediterranean
waters in which Sigsbee was the United
States naval officer of highest rank
somewhat complicated matters toward
the later part of the cruise, as it was
deemed wise that two vessels at least
of Sigsbee's division should be in ready
touch of the monster dock until it
reached Port Said.
Returning from Alexandria, Messina
was visited and at the Azores the
Brooklyn, then alone. made two days
visit to fill her bunkers with coal for
the long voyage across the Atlantic.
The squadron left Tompkinsvillc on
December %, 1905, and the Brooklyn
returned to League Island under or
ders to go into reserve, arriving May
8, 1906.
In a little more than four months
Sigsbee had shown the flag in eleven
separate ports. He saluted the stand
ard of England, Morocco. France, Italy,
Greece, Turkey, Egypt practically a
separate sovereignty and Portugal.
Salutes were also given an Austrian
admiral in the harbor of Alexandria
and a Russian captain at Algicrs.
1t is doubtful whether any other
naval squadron or flagship ever be-
fore paid an equal number OF honorS
in SO short time
AS nearly as can be computed, the
Brooklyn from the time of leaving
Thompkinsville until the return to
League Island covered nearly 1900
nautical miles of ocean and sea, the
proportion being about 1000 in the At
lantic to 5000 in the Mediterranean.
The speed maintained going east rarely
exceeded ten knots per hour. but on
the homeward voyage twelve knots
was prescribed for the most part.
1t was a hazy afternoon when the
Brooklyn and the Galveston left their
anchorages at Tompkinsville and
started for Cape Trafalgar. Spain,
where the Chattanooga and the Tacoma
had been ordered to rendezvous be-
tween January II and Is. Storm sig
nails were fylng as we left New York,
from the Navy Department signallcd
the approach of heavy weather and
left with Admiral Sissoee the option
of continuing or waiting for better
conditions
None better than Sigsbee is acquaint-
ed with the law of storms. He has
made 1T the study of thirty years, and
when in command of sailing ships has
time and again proved that there are
certain basic truths a knowledge of
which will be Of inestimable value to
any naval commander and will allow
him TO take what appear to be risks
but which are really the wisest courses
under the circumstances.
The admiral concluded, therefore.
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fairs may be more Oriental than in
Tangier. and Tunis may be unique in
its presentation of the Moor. the Arab
and the Jew in distinctive conjunction:
mouth OF every one when Ion Perdi-
caris was the involuntary guest of
RaissouH is striking enough to chal-
lenge the admiration of the traveller
most omnivorous of surprises.
Would that ii had been possible to
make a picture OF Admiral Slgsbee and
twenty of his officers In full uniform.
mounted upon donKeys whose saddles
We're bigger than their bodies. pre-
ceded by flaming nambeaux in the
hands OF couple or gorgeously uni
formed consular guards. riding up the
main street OF Tangier en- route TO a
bali given In honor of the navy bv M
Hoffman Philip. Charge d'Affair.x
Nothing more incongruous than such
procession could well be IMAGINED: buf
the Moors laughed not. neither did thew
stare, the only encourage being com
posed OF street urchins. dogs and vo-
cifcrous guides.
Within the splendid harbor of Al
g1ers, a monument of French ente~-
prise. was found the big Russian ha,-
tleship that had advanced thus far on
It's long and lfmping journey from RI.
Chinese port wherein Il took refns~
after the hideous hapnmering by Towo's
ships.
The city itself is sharply divided be
tween the modern French boulevard.
cafes. electric lights and huge arcafs~,
PAVING the English ereetors "A ~
cent on the investment). and the eff
town, with narrow. winding al1av.
abruptly accentuated by steep airbts
OF stairs. where Romeo. from one wiz
dow. can clasp the hand OF Juliet acro~s
tae street. and where huge. blotches ~
eiue' red. yellow and green mark m.
and courtesans.
Here the round OF Official and soc,,,
functions seemed never ceasin~ 80
hospitality on ships and shore ran rios
mere too the Brooklyn gave its Ar,
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- HERE are few, if any, naval Of
ficers better known than Rear
Admiral Charles Dwight Sigs-
bee, U. S. N. and no vessel in the
world has wider maritime acqusint-
ance than his late flagship. the armored
cruiser Brooklyn. About the time of
Sigsbee (then captain) took command
of the well remembered Maine, the
Brooklyn, after attaining a speed Of
2L7 knots. went InJo commission and
thence to EngIa-ad to represent the
United States navy at the Queens
jubilee. In 1897 this. the second of
the United States navy's armOred cruis-
ers was noteworthy not only in ap-
pearance-her three small stacks mark
ing her as unique and her tumble-home
sides giving her peculiar. not to say
grim, appearance-but as well for
armament, carrying as she does eight
eight-inch guns in turrets arranged in
pairs. fore. aft and amidships. with
ten five-inch guns in broadside.
The world next heard of the Brook
lyn as flagship of the flying squadron.
commanded by Commodore Winfield S.
Schleyi later in the blockade OF San
tiago and then a noteworthy factor in
the destruction Of cervera's feet. AS
signed to Oriental service, the cruiser
appeared in many ports grown notable
by reason OF our connection with the
Philippines, and, later, through the
Russo-Japanese war Returning to
nearer waters. the ship made tour of
the Mediterranean. 1t was the Brook
lyn that bore tho body of ambassador
Pauncefote back TO England, and the
Brooklyn that paid honor to the Duke
OF York, now Prince Of Wales. In Aus
tralls- She was sigsbee's flagship and
later was flagship in the squadron
visiting France 10 bring to America the
body of the great Paul Jones.
These are only few of the marked
e-ents in the life of this vessel, but
they are sufficient to show that she
was admirably adapted, through his
tory at least, to serve as hagship for
the division ordered to show the nag
in the Mediterranean.
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after a study of known facts, including
the height of the barometer, the direc-
tion of the wind and the pilot charts
showing the course pursued by cyclonic
storms that come from our west and
northwest, that to continue would be to
better conditions under normal eircunl-
stances. OF course it was necessary to
consider that his two vessels were in 10
way homogeneous and that what might
be simple for the Brooklyn might be
difficult for her smaller consort His
decision was justified by the event. for
although the cyclone was really note
worthy both in force and extent he
brought his vessels within the safe
semicircle and had a following sea until
January L, 1906. Along toward evening
of New Years day the barometer regis
tered low mark. Throughout the day
the mercury had fallen with almost un-
precedented rapidity and by o'clock a
hurricane which came from the West
Indies and the advent of WHICH no man
could have foretold struck the two
ships with fury we'll nigh appalling
Fighting the Seas.
One reads of hurricane at sea and
shudders to think of the force of the
winds upon the vast sweeps of un-
trammeled ocean, but can formulate
only the faintest conception of what 1t
Ieaily means to be eSpoSed 70 IL pidSt
moving at the velocity of from eighty
to hundred miles an hour or more, to
be within the confines of q storm the
center of which has a motion of trans
lation of from forty to Atty miles an
hour.
The great steel cruiser. beaten upon
by this frightful storm, roareG within
herself like some gigantic drum; but
great as the echoes were and sonorous
as was the note of hull end superstruc-
ture, masts and spars, the diapason of
the storm was fiercely dominant Its
roar was punctuated by shrieks. and
these again by the sharp detonations OF
water lashed into fury or lifted bodily
along horizontal plane and flung
white and spumy athwart the oRean
surface
Throughout all this storm and stress
the Brooklyn pursued course marked
out by the admiral with q precision and
a provision alike comforting and con-
elusive. There were anxious moments.
as, for instance, when all the lights or
the forward prrt OF the nagship We're
extinguished by an accident to the cleo
trlc wiring; when the topgallant masts
went over the side, carrying our Wire
less with them, and when one boat was
carried away bodily from the davits
and another smashed to kindiinS WOOD
by sea that carromed from the mid
ship turret on the starboard side; but
seamanship good workmanship and
able machinery brought all around be-
times and wound up we'll,
IL We saw sun or stars between
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hear AGlmlral Sldsbees
Flasshp BRookIyE
end Gunboot GALVESTON
m the @elone

for the comfort and convenience of
Uncle Sans division of ships.
Hardly had salutes and visits of GER
emony been exchanged before social
amenities were TO the fore, and invi-
tations to dinner with the Governor.
General Sir Forester Walker tat
which the first royalty of the cruise.
Princess Beatrice of Battenberg, con-
sort of Henry of that ilk, was encoun-
tered. with Admiral Chichester and
with the officers of the naval vessels
moored at Gibraltar. the latter being
held in the cabin of r. B. NJ. cruiser
Berwick
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Time was. and not so long ago, when
q Mediterranean cruise by United
States ships lasted from two to four
years. sometimes one, but seldom more
than two vessels appearing in the
many ports of this closed sea, while
the itinerary laid down by the Navy
Department often provided for stay
of weeks. or even months, in a single
port. Twenty years ago Sigsbee was
captain of the Kearsarge-the con-
queror of the Alabama-in a long tour
of duty in the Mediterranean under the
flag of Admiral Franklin.
OF late years it has been the prac-
tice to send a division of four or more
ships and greatly to curtail their stay
abroad. 1t remained, however, for the
third division United States Atlantic
feet. on detached duty, consisting of
the Brooklyn, flagship. 300 tons; the
Galveston, Chattanooga and Tacoma
third-class cruisers of 5000 tons each,
with Sgsbee as admiral, Captain
Arthur p. Nazro in command of the
flagship and Commanders William G.
Cutler, Alexander Sharp and James T.
Smith commanding respectively the
smaller cruisers TO make record Of
visits in the time allowed for cruising.
The itinerary, as prepared by the
Admiral and agreed to by the Navy
Department, embraced Gibraltar. Tan
gier, Algiers, vilIefranche, Leghorn,
Naples. Piraeus (Athens). Beirut. Alex
andria, Messina and thence home by
way of Gibraltar, the Galveston and
Chattanooga being ordered to China
from Alexandria, and the Tacoma to
come west as far as Gibraltar, and
then, mayhap. TO make a cruise along
the west coast OF South Africa. As
originally scheduled the time TO be
consumed was mot TO exceed four
months.
All Done On Time.
The itinerary was carried out to the
letter. both as to dates OF arrival and
departure, save for the substitution of
Genoa for Leghorn, owing to the lack
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-26
All Done On Time.

The itinerary was carried out to the
letter. both as to dates OF arrival and
departure, save for the substitution of
Genoa for Leghorn, owing to the lack
Of water in the latter harbor for a
The statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1889-1906, 1906-05-04
HIS eUckET-sHoP EXPERIENCE.
Uncl- Reuben Got Left No Matter
How the Market Went

1--WE allus had curiosity 10 know
what bucket shop was" said Uncle
Reuben as he got back from the city
and was waiting for his mail at the
postofiice, "and when got up town to.
day asked a policeman to direc, me
to one.
Mister, says to teller when !
got inside. is this what you call a
bucket shop
at is he replied. We keep all
kinds of buckets here
"'How much for a dozen?
want to buy EN- on spec?
az reckon
Gan right. You put up 81 and
come in half an hour later
Il give up my 81 and took a stroll.
said Uncle Reuben, "and | was back
there within an hour.
Buckets went down after you left.
says the Teller, and you've lost your
81. Better put in two more and see II
you can't hit the market
HdHu'u oN'I wv more anu tOOR
another stroll. When | got back the
Teller says to me:
Buckets went up after you lief,
and you have lost your 81
Packets went down and lost, and
buckets went up and lost. How does
Teller ever make anything?'
"'Oh. you buy well to 90 with
your bucket says he. Gimme "a anl
take another walk"
But you didn't was asked.
mot much! | hunted around and
found place where they was holdin
markdown sale on hot.water bags
and got dozen for so cents apiece.
They beat buckets all to smash for
earryin' hot water around the house!'
-Baltimors American.
The statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1889-1906, 1906-05-04
A Washington Feature.

Thomas Nelson Page was pointing
out the salient characteristics OF
Washington.
zone characteristic is" he said,
"the formal dress that all men wear.
You don't see the men in Washington
clad in rough sack suits, tan colored
shoes. and lounge hats Like London.
era they wear the black and ceremon.
ioNt frock coat, with its various rich
coatomitants.
This fact drew from a little boy
I know a quaint remark.
Mamma he said, during his first
drive through Washington's streets,
there must have been a sale
"A sale?' said she. What Off
High hats, said the little boy
Washington Post.
The statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1889-1906, 1906-05-04

F. W. Moss arrived in the city thi
week from Spokane, Washington, Ell
route to his home in Denver.
Mrs. Ada Brown came up from Den
yer last week and will again MAKE
Cheyenne her home.
William Whiteside was in town thi!
week shaking hands with friends. HI
Is en- route to San Francisco.
Messrs. Jackson Lewis and William
Redd did commendable work in prepar
Ing coffee, soup, etc, for the refugees
who passed through here last Sunday
They numbered 700.
Mrs. Douglass Giggetts has been in
poor health for the past week. She suf
fers from a complication of troubles
and is seldom able to get out.
The following young men presented
in a very creditable manner the TEN.
perance drama, Demons of the Glass, ;
last Thursday evening: Nolle Smith
Henry Robinson, Frank Steele. Or.
lando Gaskin, Clifford Pierce and
Simon Gaskin. They were assisted BY
Mrs. Adelaide Gaskin and the young
ladies of Sunday School Glass No. 8
The amount cleared by this effort and
turned over to the trustees of the
church was 1880.
Mrs. NJ. II. Harrison is preparing foI
an extended visit to Denver and Colo
RADIO Springs in the early part of next
month.
Mr. William Ashford, Mrs. Ada vii
son and Mr.. Chas. Lucas have beer
quite active in the revival services thi.
week, and as leaders of the prayer
meetings have did much toward awak
ening spiritual enthusiasm.
Rev. j. II. Brown of Wards chapel
Denver, Is in the city assisting Rev
Greenlee in revival services. The
meetings opened last Sunday undel
very encouraging conditions and every
thing points to great success. Rev
Brown has already made a favorable
impression upon the people here, anc
his sermons on both morning and even
Ing OF last Sunday were Intelligent
and spiritual. On Monday night ont
Of the greatest meetings ever held il
Cheyenne was conducted and as a re
suit OF the same every unconverted per
son In the house expressed a desire fol
prayer, and Mrs. Ollie Redd accepted
Christ end was received in full fellow
ship to the church.
The agent OF The Statesman will cal
on all subscribers who are behind next
week. Please be prepared to make .
partial or full payment. A Negro
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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-10
DUDES or OTHER TIMES.
Dress of a Dandy of the EARLY Nine
teenth Century.

A cure for the confirmed railer.
against modern dress might be a course
of inspection through Il file Of old
fashion magazines or the perusal of
such accounts as are given by the
author of Sketches of Lynn" The
description is that of a suit worn in
the first part OF the nineteenth century.
The boots We're an important article
of dress. The toes were made as broad
as the ball Of the foot, with the cor
ners well rounded, giving the shoe the
resemblance to the snout of n shovel
nosed shark. They were very snug and
required strong straps. In order to get
into a fashionable pair the heel of the
stocking was well soaped and some
%pulverized soap sprinkled into the boot.
The length of time it took to get one
on depended on the strength of the
owner and the strap.
The stylish overcOat displayed five
capes, one above the other. The trOu-
sers were expected to fit rs tight as the
skin. just how they were put on is a
mystery. The coat was especially snug
under the sleeves, and the velvet collar
scraped up the back Of the head. The
camlet oyercoats after a little wear,
became as stinl as birch bark.
The thing worn about the neck was
called a stock. This name was appro-
pirate in its suggestion Of an instru-
ment of punishment. The stock was
from three to six inches high, and was
made stiff. \ la was forced to look
straight ahead. Only by careful
agement could he see a little on either
side. About halfway between his eyes
and ears two little points Of collar
stuck up like toothpicks.
Ruflled bosoms and wristbands fin
ished the costume, with the addition Of
q tall silk hat. When inclosed In this
manner, with Il dash Of altar of roses
on his handkerchief, the man of the
period was considered irresistible.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-10

In the old days the drug clerk spent
his spare moments in pounding leaves
and barks for the production of tine
lures and extracts that are now sup
piled by wholesale manufacturers.
When he had nothing else to do he
made ointment and rolled pills. The
mortar and pestle We're the universal
sign of the trade. But the diverse mod
ern activities Of the pharmacist more
than compensate for the earlier details
of toll. 1t is still Il time honored prac-
teal jest to ask the apprentice to pow
der ten pounds of camphor in a NOR
tar. After sweating at his task for an
hour or two he learns that camphor
won't powder, though it is readily SOL
uble in alcohol.-New York Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-10
MONDAY MORNING.
Is II n had Time to Approach a Man
on B~usiness.

Come in and see me Monday morn
ing and well talk it over" said Gass-
away, but Binks replied:
Couldn't you make it Tuesday morn
ing or Monday a~fternoonT'
So it was arranged for Tuesday morn
ing. Binks turned from the telephone
to me with a smile, saying:
I'm glad he didn't make it Monday
morning. We would never come to Il
conclusion then. You see" he contin-
ued, noting my surprise at such a state
ment, Monday morning is the morning
after Sunday. Never approach a man
on business on Monday morning,
Il can't explain why it is, but every
man goes to his office on Monday morn
ing with a crouch, | suppose it's be
cause he's been resting up all day Sun
day and sort of hates to tear himself
away from it. Anyway, | know it is
so.
Take your own case. I've known
you many years, and whenever you
meet me Monday morning l notice that
you are yawuug. tlciturn and un-
smiling. You hal Il good Sunday no
doubt. Either y,d rested to beat the
land or played golf or did something.
anyway, that took your mind off your
business cares. Then you went to bed
rather early. all prepared to set up ear
ly Monday. When the clock went off