The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-02

orally at the dry goods stores as he
spends it at the saloons, his wife
would have more clothes. She doesn't
seem to have a very good assortment
of clothes: I am as familiar with her
dress as am familiar with many of
the dresses I have been seeing in
Atchison for years.
The passenger who started out to
be a gay deceiver, and whose wig was
detected the first day, has tired of the
nonsense, and is now as bald as
Frank Woodford after he was cured
of badness by H. G. Davis celebrated
hair restorer.
have neglected to mention, 1 be-
lieve, that a model husband does not
smoke; anyhow, Harker does not. and
his wife has worked at him until he
is perfect.
About noon, the ships mail was
second cabin. The doors were locked,
and an official looked over the let
tiers, and handed them to the stew
ards. The passengers gathered at the
open windows, and heard their names
called, but could not get them letters.
Finally my steward saw me at a win
dow, and slipped me fourteen letters.
Then retired to my room, and en-
joyed myself. The letters contained
the first news L have received from
home; possibly I will receive papers
later, and maybe some more letters
Greatly to my surprise, / received
valentine. If you should guess
month, you couldn't guess who sent
it. And who do you suppose wrote
me? Big Joe Miller. of the court
house, and Joe Connor, of Sugar lake.
and J. H. Brown, who makes the only
hog cholera remedy, and Charley
Mage, the mail carrier. Somehow
they obtained my address in Havana.
I had the best day of the trip, reading
my letters, and I intend to read them
a I lonesome.
1t is now 1 p. M; still no signs OF
taking US ashore. But about two
hours ago, a serious looking Cuban of
fetal came on board, and ordered
that we all walk by him. in single file,
which we did. Later we heard he
would go ashore, and tell the presi-
dent of Cuba how we looked; then
the president is to decide whether we
are good enough looking to be al
lowed to land.
was sitting in the smoking room
awhile ago. and heard man say to
the steward: "Say. steward. do you
think we are lot of camels?" (Chart:
A camel is said to be able to go with
say there is a good deal of drinking
on board. When the drinking men
have their hides so full of intoxicants
they can not drink any more, they
to drink something that does
them harm, and pay a high price for
it. If I live a thousand years I will
never be able to understand why men
drink intoxicants.
A man walked up to a crowd of
on deck awhile ago. anc said |
Have you heard the latest? The men
are to be permitted to go ashore at |
1 D. M, but the women must remain
on board"
The trouble seems to be tina. Cuba |
IS quafantined against South America, |
and the Moltke has visited two South |
American ports during this cru1se-La |
7uayra and Porto Cabello. The ship |
ahead of us. with a party similar to
ours, needed the warning, and did not |
visit South America. 1t was permitted /
TO land at Havana. and we were in |
night. By the way, our wireless ap-
paratus has not done us much good. |
We have had no news worth mention |
ing by wireless. 1t may interest Atchi- /
Walker received a wireless telegram |
the day after we left New York, but /
she refuses to tell who sent It,
The Havana harbor is very quiet; al
most nothing going on. A dozen or
more craft are lying at anchor, but
here are no excursions, and no boats
our ship. The Moltke took |
water and coal this morning. The coal
vas poured into its bunkers from a
barge lying alongside, by means of an
endless chain system of buckets. In
Japan, ships are coaled by women,
Who receive 20 or 80 cents each for a
lays work. Stages are erected against
he side of the ship, on which the
women stand, and pass the coal up in
wicker baskets. At Charlotte Amelia,
sland of st. Thomas, ships are also
,oaled in this primitive way by. women.
With some people there is always a
uspicion of corruption. One passenger
lays he heard the captain say the
officer offered to permit the
passengers to land for $3.50, but that
he captain refused to be blackmailed.
low did such story originate? There
s nothing whatever in it. We are re-
used permission to land because we
lave just come from South America,
where there is something catching