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The San Francisco call., 1908-05-17

Green" confines it's gambols to the Of
hcers' wardroom and the quarterback.
But the boys forward have certain rib
tickling ghosts of their own. The
jackies on the West Virginia grin all
over at the recollection of one of their
number who bought a dainty parasol
in one of the South American ports to
protect his black, temperate head from
the tropical sun. He meant to preserve
the parasol as souvenir of the cruise
and accordingly brought IL on ship
board But, in some mysterious way.
the parasol disappeared. Naturally. the
owner grew uneasy. His frenzied
search of the ships lucky bag proved
futile. Then, as his shipmates pro-
tested in several tones of insincerity
how awfu1ly sorry they were, the
searching jacky waxed wrathful. He
was going to do things to every man
in his mess If that parasol didn't show
up, and show up soon--thats ALL
Things began TO look really serious
when the funny man Of the ships COM
pany saved the situation.
Say" he remarked, do you want to
get your pasasol back?"
"Of course I do" answered Jack.
with more emphasis than the linotype
can take.
Well" pursued the funny man
calmly, "I know where IT is, but ]
reckon you'll let it alone"
Let 1t alone nothing!" cried Jack
much provoked. "You Just tell me
where It is--and blamed quick, too"
Sure I'll tell you." and The funny
man grinned Butts ate il for
breakfast"
Butts" is the black coated, stump
tailed, camera eyed goat which the
West virginia's iackies have adopted
as mascot. He IS obviously goat with
past and the funny mans settlement
of the parasol difficulty was the initial
step in making poor Butts" the vicar
ious scapegoat for all on board. Jack
forgot his wrath and his threats OF
chastisement and joined heartily in the
laugh which was, OF course, on Butts
Other funny men among the crew al
once corroborated the first funny mans
statement. One recalled seeing the
goat making 0candalous eyes at the
parasol when that feminine appurte-
nance first came on board. Another re-
membered how Butts" had refused
food for several hours in order to get
into trim for downing the parasol
Still another conjured up a vision OF
Butts tying himself into a knot in
his efforts to swallow the handle which
was thick and curved The climax was
reached when yet another Jackie
dragged the reluctant Butts" frto the
center of the group and pretended tc
show the brass ferule of the parasol
protruding from between two OF the
mascots ribs
The boys OF the Rhode Island tell
one on a trim, well looking youth en-.
rolled among them. Among some yis-
itors on board the battleship before the
vessel left Hampton roads was an In
quisitive, garrulous, ppinionated elder.
ly lady, whose remarks on men And
things nautical were source of huge
delight to all the jaci<ies who happened
to be within earshot. Her guide was
explaining to her the manner in which
the men performed that poetic opera
tion known as slushing down the deck
Dear mel" remarked the visitor. Il
don't see how they can help slippine
when it's rough out at sea-"
"Oh. WELL" explained the cicerone
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-17

The Irish American told me he was
leaving the navy in month to marry
and settle down and go back to his old
trade, that OF a railroad man. He was
the only man I met who either had
matrimonial incumbrances or the in
tention Of forming any connection OF
the kind But II practically none ex-
pressed their Intention OF re-enlisting.
everybody expressed his lack of sorrow
Of having been in the navy as long as
he had, and none seemed to have any
objection whatever to committing their
posterfty to the same service.
It was an interesting and gratifying
experience. Many, were the petitions
made to me. was asked several times.
When you write this up, please don't
call us 'jackies.'" I call them to wit
ness that have not done so q single
time. Another boy asked me to please
tell them editors when they write about
US sailors to cut out the; slang" The
same petition was made by two others
who used more grammar and less of
the slang they wanted eliminated One
out OF every two boys talked to In
formed me IN one way or another that
everybody seemed to think sailors
were tough. but they are not" / agree
with them. They are not. They are
just plain boys from home.
I have played marbles with their
counterparts many time, and q nation
that could be ashamed of them would
have to begin being ashamed OF itself.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-17

nj III tnero any prospects or war;
I'm afraid not.
How would you like hght7
Pretty well; they say IT'S almost
ss exciting as target practice.
What other navies could defeat the
American navy7 They have forgotten
70 buiic any navies OF that sort.
What is the purpose OF this cruise?
Do you think am clairvoyantT
VIII & big feet remain In the Pa
cihc7 No. but a small detachment may
be left at the Asiatic station, and after
the big feet has completed its cruise
70 the east and back to New York
through the suez canal. the first
squadron viii be returned to the Pa
ciho.
Do you intend to re-enlist? How can
tell?
what about sailors marrying?
wives7
If you had q son would you want
him 70 enter the navy? Sure
The thousands Of white capped heads
that bobbed IN unison through our
streets IN the great parade can think.
and their thoughts keep better step
than their feet The navy, so far as
the sailor is concerned. thinks as a
unit. II you have an idea that the
American sailor is a fool or tough
| you should interview him as I did, and
: you viii recover from such a delusion
with remarkabl rapidity. I went with
the crowds OF visitors that took pos
session Of their defenseless ships: ]
Waylalo detached parties upon the
streets; ] fell upon them at divers sun
dry and unexpected places loosed my
rapid fire of questions upon their un-
protected heads. recorded their ready
answers and took a general average.
From the expressed opinion or from
three to six intelligent men. each
from fourteen different battleships and
cruisers, the above are the average
answers. The questions were com
piled that the composite opinion OF
the navy as 70 the future Of the navy
as q whole and the general condition
OF its individual members might be
arrived at Most OF the opinions OF
the composite mind Of the navy are
clearly defined. Nobody thought there
were any prospects OF war. and everv-
body seemed 10 regret It, not from
bloOdthirstiness OF III viii toward any
nation, but as one boy put IL What
Goes fellow enter the nav5 for-to
sleep2 Not much We're ready for
anything on fifteen minutes notice" i"
he went on. "but nothing will happen
on this cruise. Were all together and
too strong
Bat whe1 I asked them which other
naYies could defeat the American navy
they would not take me seriously.
When ] intimated that the English
navy was considered the strongest in
the world the American sailor as a
unit glared al me incre edulously, and
when undertook to comment upon the
absence Of ships Of the Dreadnought
type in the feet took my life IN my
own hands 'Tis .true," remarked TO
three bluejackets from. thea Louisiana.
that you have out here Is pretty fair
battleships Of the second class, but
what would you do" A tall young
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-17
By Will Scarlet

- O get a right idea OF Jack It is
essential TO have a clear .concep-
ton OF the life that Jack leads.
Mr.. Businessman. Jack is very
different from you and his life is very
different from your life. You spend
some six or seven hours each day in
the company Of e fluffy haired young
lady. who takes your letters down in
shorthand and writes them for you on
her typewriter. and an elderly gentle
man with the scholars hump. who de-
votes his attention to the prOsaic task
OF keeping your books. These two per-
sons are with you while you and they
are at work. but when Office hours are
over you see them no more The
stenographer and the book keeper pass
completely out of your life and gang
their ain gait until o'clock next morn
ing
Now. suppose. Mr.. Businessman, that
things We're slightly different Suppose
that, after Office hours conditions de-
manded that your stenographer and
your book keeper should ride home
with you and take dinner with you
and go 10 the theater with you and
next morning breakfast with you. Sup
pose that they both should spend Sun
days and holidays with you. And sup
pose that this order Of things should
keep up for months and months. week
IN and week out.
lf your suppositions have been suffi-
ciently keen and imaginative they will
have led you to realize pretty clearly
fhn 0F r1r Tr nd ka
dltions he has to face, whether at home.
on the high seas or in a foreign port.
His Is a gregarious existence. Nobody
can accuse Jack of being a monk, yet
in q sense his lfe is as circumscribed
as that Of the brown robed figure of
the cloister- Jack and Brother Paul
both live the common life. They both
rise and go TO bed at prescribed hours.
They both work and eat and recrea te
themselves in common. And they both
pray-eacn after his own fashion-in
common
Men who lead the common life in
time become different from other men.
They acquire characteristics OF their
-wn- They see things from a peculiar
viewpoint They learn to attach i'm
portance TO seemingly trivial things
and 20 dismiss what other men regard
as sveighty matters with a smile and
q sbrug. incidentally. they possess q
sense OF humor which is shaped and
sharpened by their environment.
These facts are tiresome enough iu
the recital, but they are necessary In
order that we may appreciate Jack
stories and enjoy Jacks jokes at their
keenest and best II you fail to erasu
the significance OF the common life as
LED by the blueJackets you fail assured.
" 10 see much point IN the anecdotes
with which Jack is willing to regale
you on the slightest provocation. On
y the day OF the big naval parade 3
friend and ] fell into conversation with
three men on shore leave from the
Minnesota and II was not long before
the most garrulous Of the trio was re.
counting certain incidents OF the cruise
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-17

Georgia Old Jack never wearied OF
telling the youngsters what awful,
awful things the "williwaws" were.
Did you ever see a williwaw?" some
beardless innocent would ask and then
Old Jack would launch forth and tell
of how, all Of sudden, the williwaw
rose and came down upon the unof-
Tending ship like a wolf on the fold and
lifted the vessel high in the air and
then dropped her on her beam ends and
tied lovers knots in her rigging and
smashed her out as fiat as a pancake
and as broad as a merry widow hat.
The williwaw. he always added. was no
ordinary storm. 1t was lots worse than
even the f1ercest hurricane in the north
Atlantic, and as for typhoons-oh
pshaw.
Old Jack meant, OF course, to terrify
the younger generation. but the young
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-17

er generation was skeptical and refused
to be terrified. The result was that the
williwaw joke proved to be a boomer
ang which hit Old Jack and hit him
hard. On calm day some one or
other of the innocents would quietly
call Old Jack aside, and pointing to an
imaginary feck OF spray on the
horizon, quietly ask
Jack. is that a williwaw?"
And then Old Jack would growl and
fume and pray that a real williwaw
might come and scare those irreverent
youn ngsters half to death. But no wilu-
waw came and the joke is still on Old
Jack.
But Old Jack was more successful in
a. little joke that he worked off some
what earlier in the cruise. This time
the fun was at the expense OF the in
nocsnts and was all the better fun
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-17

because a good many OF them never
knew about it, Old Jack would elbow
into a group of the young 'uns and
innocently ask: Did any OF you see
the equator YETI" And, OF course, no
body had Some Of the wiser ones
would wag their heads. You couldn't
fool them. No one could see the equa-
tor. for wasn't the equator an imagi-
nary line? And then Jack would pre-
tend to be very indignant and nna1ly
undertake to convince the most skepti-
cal Out would come a telescope and
Jack would sweep the horizon.
Now, you several species OF fools.
who says you can't see the equator.
Come here, you, and look for your
self"
One by one the innocents would
peer through the glass and one By ons
Continued on Next Page
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-17
Bv Lucy White

TT RE there any prospects OF war?
I'm afraid not.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-17

% get a right idea OF Jack It is
essential to have a clear concep-
ton OF the life that Jack leads.
Arizona republican., 1908-06-15
SHOOTING AFfRAY
 AT DO6W0OD SUMMIT
Likely to End in Death of George MuIkey. His Assailant is in Custody

A special to the Bisbee Review from Dragoon Summit, Ariz., on the 18th instant says:
 George Mulkey is lying at the ranch of George Westfall about three miles from here with three Winchester bullet wounds in his body and is not expected to live until morning. Jimmy Neale is under arrest at Wilcox, where he gave himself up after shoot ing Mulkey. A physician is on his way here from Benson, but when a messenger left Westfall's ranch Null key was bleeding internally and sinking fast.
 Neale and Mulkey have had trouble for some time. Every time they met within recent months there was fric- tion and a war of words. Two days ago Neale and Mulkey met at the rail- road station here. Mulkey was car rying a gun. Neale asked him if the gun was for him. Mulkey replied that it was not. Today the men were both in Dragoon Summit and left town at different times. They met late this evening near Westfalrs racnh. What transpired between them is not known. but Neale opened up on Null key with a 3030 Winchester before the latter could draw six shooter which he had on his person. Null key was shot once through the chest. once through the right arm, shatter- ing that member, and two fingers of his left hand were shot off.
 Mulkey was acrried to Westfalfs place, Neale assisting, according to one story, in carrying the man he shot to the house. Neale then rode into Wilcox and surrendered. So far as known he has made no statement. Both men the old timers in the dis trict and each own mining claims in this vicinity. It is said their trouble was over some mines.
Arizona republican., 1908-06-15
KANSAS CITY MARKETS.

Kansas City, June 14.-Cattle re- ceipts last week were 30,O00 head, an increase over the previous week, but less than normal for this season. Con tinued heavy rains and consequent flood damage to railroads throughout Kansas and the south. held down re- ceipts all week. The market advanced 25 to 50 cents on all killing cattle, and 10 to 20 cents on stockers and feeders. The supply today is 10000 head, mar ket steady to Is cents lower, the main cause of the decline today being fears of the packers here of flood from the Raw river, which is now running bank full. Unless rains fall within the next day or two in the valley, the waters will begin to recede and no damage will have been done. Top native steers, S7.20, and a load of steers from Ouray, Colo. shipment of T. A. Mostyn, sold at S6.90 balance of the steers in this shipment at s6.55. Straight grass , steers sell at s4.5O to s59O; range on cows is from $500 to s5.50; heifers, s3.75 to s6.50; veals a quarter lower than last week, at s4.50 to s5.50. Stock CTS and feeders are slow sale, 10 to 25 cents lower; stockers, s3.50 to $500; feeders, s4.00 to s5.25.
 The sheep market was dull last week and prices 25 to 40 cents below the previous week. Receipts for the week were moderate, at 2S,000 head, but there is poor outlet for the meat, and lii'5ra receipts have been coming to all the markets. Proportion of grass muttons has been smaller during the last week than formerly. and the small
 run of 1000 head here today sold at strong prices. Some 100-lb Arizona wethers sold at $40. and S3lb Arizo- ma wethers and ewes at sass. Top spring lambs are worth s6.35, wooded lambs, s550 to s5.90; clipped lambs, $500 to s5.50; fed western wethers, $4.5O; ewes, s4.25; feeding sheep, s325 to S3.75.
Arizona republican., 1908-06-15

When a man is afraid of woman he. cannot be in love with her.-Atch- ison Globe.
Arizona republican., 1908-06-15
SPAIN IS FEELING
 NEED 0f 1f FORESTS
Two Thirds of the Country's Popu. Iation Has Gone With the Trees.

Washington, June IA suggestion by Spanish manufacturers that Spain plant forests for pulpwood and follow Italys example by planting quick growing species has been reported to this government by Consul-General Ridgely, of Barcelona. Spain is walk ing to the necessity of growing her own timber Nearly all civilized countries are moving in that direction because it is coming to be under stood that countries which do not grow their own timber must go with out it for a few decades.
 It has been customary to cite Spain and China as examples of the dis tressing results which follow forest destruction. Spain is as large as Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina, but it's forests have only three fourths the extent of West Virginia's alone, and much of them are scrub thickets of a very poor kind.
 The country's population is believed not to exceed one-third of what it once was or what it might be again. Much of the denuded land Is abso- lutely barren, with the red rock laid bare where agriculture once flour ished. Hills, whose rounded forms indicate they once supported forests, are bald and dry now and without inhabitants In some localities peas ants. with hammers, pulverize rocks and make little patches of soil for gardens.
 | At the present time Spain's most valuable forest product is cork The annual cut is 30,000 tons. but the cork forests are going. as other for ests went, and for the same reason want of care. Enterprising Spaniards are just now trying to supply their country with home made paper. but pulpwood is not to be had except by importing it. The home cut is only 2,500 tons a year-about what sin gle American pulp company would use in three days.
 Foresters say that there is no req son why Spain might not do what France, her next neighbor on the north, has done. cover her barren places with forests, restore the soil abate floods, mitigate drouths, pro- vide employment for many. and fur nish raw material for manufacturies
Arizona republican., 1908-06-15
VEA,tcE OF AMERICA

Finest oh Resort Tn the world. BathinE ling, Fishing, Dancing, daily 9ncerts, etc.
 Villa Q Bungalows-clean, cool and cornplsts. s17.50 to s35 per month.
 Apply le Office. Venice. Cal
Arizona republican., 1908-06-15
eRAE1oN,s vAcA1loN HOURS.

All water trip to AlasSa, 5652 mites, $175. All expenses included. Also 30 day trip via Yellowstone park. Cpium- bia river, and Puget Sound to Alaska. s292.25. Yellowstone park and return direct, 10 days, s13775. All water trip to Puget Sound and ten cities. Is days, $95. For particulars of these grand personally conducted trips address, Graftons Tours, 6O1 S. Spring street, Los Angeles.
Arizona republican., 1908-06-15
VISITING NAPLES.

Lowell, Mass, June If, 190S.-Mrs. Pinkham, Of the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine company of Lynn, Mass, to- gether with her son, Arthur w. Pink ham. and the younger members of her family, sailed for Naples on May 20 for a three months tour throughout Europe and a much needed vacation.
Arizona republican., 1908-06-15
BASEBALL AT CONGRESS.

Congress, June 14-(SpeciaI.) )-The Congress Cubs today ate up the Glen dale Beeteaters in a very close and in teresting game by score of to noth- ing The Congress team is now look ing around for other worlds to con- quer.
Arizona republican., 1908-06-15
THE PLAGUE EXISTS
In Spite of Castro's Proclamation of
 Its End.

Caracas, June 9.-Several cases of bubonic plague have occurred in the last few days indicating that the city is widely contaminated. Great is the anxiety felt that no measures have been taken to fight the disease. Foreign interests in Venezuela are greatly jeopardised, because of Cas- tro's recent decree that the epidemic is ended. Castro remains in the in terior.
Arizona republican., 1908-06-15
COLORADO CONVENTION
There is no doubt of Iron Clad ln-
 struetion For Bryan.

Jilenwood Springs, June 1.-The real interest in the democratic con vention which meets tomorrow to se- lect ten delegates to Denver, centers in the fight of the contesting Denver delegations. Iron clad instruction for Bryan are a foregone conclusion.
Arizona republican., 1908-06-15
Cruel

A San Francisco judge threatened to send a woman to jail for life if she wore her Merry Widow hat in his court again. Would this be "cruel and unusual punishment?"-N York Herald.
Arizona republican., 1908-06-15
ONLY AT ANCHOR.
The Cruiser Colorado Was Not
 Ashore at All.

Seattle. June 14.-The cruisers Col orado and Pennsylvania arrived at Bremerton navy yard late yesterday. The Colorado had anchored few hours near Dungeness during heavy fog, and thus created the impression that she was ashore.
Arizona republican., 1908-06-15
The Summer Roarder.

Standing with reluctant feet In dainty shoes, She gazes at the village street So full of ooZe.
Arizona republican., 1908-06-15
YOUR VACATION WILL BE COM.

PLETE if you will order the daily Re- publican sent to you while away from town. B mail 75 cents, per month. What can you get more pleasure out of than this 1-2 cents per day. Phone Main 47.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1908-01-18
CONTEST NOTICE.

Department OF the Interior, United States
Land Office. Clayton. N. M.
Clayton N. M. December, IT. 1907.
A sufficient contest affidavit having
been filed in this Office by Sam II Ming,
contestant. against Homestead Entry No.
Iroaa, made Sept, IS, 1906, for ne4 Section
Twp 8 On. range 2Se. by Minor M. Young.
contestee. in which it is alleged under date
OF June IS, 1907, that said Minor M.
Young has wholly abandoned said tract:
that he has changed his residence there
from for more than six months since max
ing said entry:that said tract is not settled
upon and cultivated by said party as
required by law; that the land is unoccupi-
ed and that there is no house or place of
abode upon said tract of land and that
said alleged absence from the said land was
not due to his employment in the Army.
Navy or Marine Corps of the United States,
as a private soldier, officer. seaman or
marine, during the war with SPAIN or dur
ing any other war in which the United
States may be engaged, said parties are
hereby notified to appear. respond and oier
evidence touching said allegation at 10
o'clock a. m. on February ID 1908 before
!. L. 1ouSei " COMMISSIONER al MS
Office in House. New Mexico (add that
final hearing will be held at 10 o'clock on
Feb. ar. 1908, before)" the Register and Re-
ceiver at the United States Land Office in
Clayton, N. M.
The said contestant having in a proper
affidavit. filed. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. set
forth facts which show that after due dill
gence personal service of this notice can
not be made, it is hereby ordered and di-
rected that such notice be given by due
and proper publication.
I-II-S Edward w. Fox Register.