The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-16

er duties. This, 1t Is known. he con-
siders very unfortunate arrange.
nent. hut he! IS not cast down. With.
the experience he Is about to gain, he
told newspaper man before sailing.
he might be able to get Job as re-
porter after being retired from the
navy.
1t is certain that the gallant tars 81
the fleet wifi be given Joyous time
during their holiday visit Of five days
in Trinidad. The people there. as in
other cities where the fleet will stop.
are preparing spread.eagle time for
the visiting saiiormru. a great sport,
ing carnival has been arranged In Trim.
dad for the five days. including golf
and pole for the officers. football anil
baseball for the men and horse roceS
for everybody. The breakers OF the
Gulf OF Pacia will afford magnificent
Christmas bathing, and. altogether. the
1900 sailors Of Uncle Sam will un,
dOubteIly spend the most interesting
holiday period Of their Hres. A great
Christmas feast, with a pound Of Yer.
mont turkey for each man. will DO
served on the vessels. the fool for tina
great banquet being stored in the re.
frigerator ship Glacier.
Jack will next be hearl from ut Rio
de Janeiro. the beautiful capital Of
Brazil. where he will spend the ten
days from January II to January 81,
This ancient city. now transformed
into one OF the most beautiful capitals
Of the world. will give Jack hearty
welcome. and he will probably heave n
sigh OF regret when the ships hoist
anchor and sail away for Punta Arenas.
the most southerly city on this side If
;he globe. From tho heat of the trop.
les Jack will pass into the cold OF win
ter. despite the fact that the noses
Of the vessels Will be always pointed
southwark.
One OF the most interesting portions
of the voyage will he that through tn
tortuous channel Of the Strait OF Ma
geTIan. about 80 miles long and for
the most part hardly wider than the
Mississippi or the Hudson. On one
side Is the barren waste OF Patagonia
and on the other Terra del Fuego, the
land of fire. Greasy natives. with hard
~ more clothing than a lady at So
ciety ball. will swarm about the yes.
sells. Offering to trade anything the?
own or can procure for anything clse
under the sun.
Three thousand miles the great
fleet will plough through the blue wa.
tiers of the Pacific. northward from
Punta Arenas. before the port OF Cal
lao is reached. February S is the date
set for the arrival of the fleet at the
Peruvian seaport. after having trav-
elcd distance OF nearly 1000 miles.
Reports frim Callao state that the peo.
pie Of that city and OF Lima. the heaH-
tiful capital Of Peru. have already com.
menced preparations for the reception
OF Jack. There will be visits to the
old cathedral. the tomb OF Pizarro and
other points Of historic interest. as
well as bull fights and other sports
peculiar TO the people OF Latin Ameri.
ca. all arranged for the delectation OF
Jack. The Peruvians have an enviable
reputation for hospitality and Jack
will certainly enjoy his visit with
them, even II the tropical February
sun does beat down upon his head in a
manner uncOmfortably warm. Magda-
lena Bay, on the coast of Mexico. will
be the next stop. There Jack will be
put to work at target practice, and his
days of play will be over.