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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-27

galleys a volunteer was chosen. CARRIED
in red. this man took his place between
the launching ways and under the shadow
Of the towering craft. When all was
ready the signal was given, and he
chopped away quickly to cut the dog
shore" in two. If alert enough and MIN
bic perhaps he could drop into the pit
dug for him before the timber fell on him
or the ship crushed him beneath her keel
as she swept toward the water. Some
times the convicts were killed. sometimes
grievously wounded and occasionally
they escaped unhurt. II they survived
they were given their freedom. This she'd
ding Of blood or sacrifice OF life reminds
one of the days of the Norsemen and
their reddening"
In Catholic countries generally the
launching Of vessels commonly partakes
in part Of a religious character and this
is more or less like that Of France, but
in some of them recognition to superstI-
ton is given in the breaking Of a bottle
of wine upon the vessels stern
As might be expected, the Emperor of
Germany has seen to II that the launch
ing Of the ships Of the Imperial navy
shall be memorable occasions. With his
usual love OF detail he has prescribed
the formalities in royal order bearing
the number 273, and reading as follows:
CEREMONIES AT LAUNCHINGs OF
II. NJ. SHIPS,
J. The person to perform the act of
christening any of my ships Will be
designated by me.
I'D Of f-ff Inc p nn q
company, with flag and music, is TO be
furnished fer the christening.
;. The guard of honor is TO be fur
nishcd, at military narbors, by the ma
rine infantry, otherwise by the troops Of
the garrison. The particular division
of troops will be designated by me lin
4 During the launching the guard OF
honor il 20 present arms and the music
10 play the national hymn. AT launch
inge al which / am present all German
ships in the harbor are 70 fire salute
OF twenty-one guns. When the ship
enters the water three cheefS are 10 DC
In case of ships that are not
launched from the ways after the chris
tening but are fioated or towed OF, the
honoTs prescribed are to follow immc-
diatcly upon the christening ADDRESS:
The presenting of arms by the guard or
honor Is to cease with the completion OF
the national hymn. -,
D.
as detachments Of navy and army
troops. are to attend The celebration.
The time and place OF their attendance
as also the strength of the detdch-
ments, are to be designated by the com
mandant In chief Of the station IN the
case If military harbors; in all other
cases by the captain of the port or
senior officer OF The garrison respec-
lively.
Z Officers of the navy are to wear
service uniform with decorations; men,
parade uniforms; officers of the army
full uniform; men, "ordonnanZ' uniform.
s. The public is TO be admitted TO
these celebrations as far as conditions
permit.
When the Kaiser himself participates
at the launching Of one OF his ships he
generally takes advantage OF the occasion
10 deliver himself Of one of his charac-
teristic speeches. After he has stirred up
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continued. 1T has a great genial pur-
pose: first. to attract by its beauty, then
10 suggest by it's thought and finally
to inspire by it's purpose. For all these
are always parts Of a good work and
will always be felt even by the unschooled
with no technical interest in the art.
"The desire for the outward manifesto
tions I'm the arts OF our cherished and
hidden hopes is inherently and healthily
human" he said THE great expressions
which this has had In the past have
formed happy middle ground between
the slavsh confnements Of poverty and
the riotous waste OF wealth.
For true art is not ostentation; II Is
not for the merely wealthy any more
than that II is for the very poor. II is
sternly true-the fruit of our experience
I'm subject and the Accommodations Of our
longing for a fuller existence in express
sion.
eft is with this confident belief in the
dignity and purpose OF sculpture that
would protest against the tendency to
regard such work as merely ornamental
not useful.
eft is supremely useful, as the bread
Won eat, or else all the great art of the
world has been vain.
"But Il has not been so. II has glad
dened. inspired, expanded and enriched
the world. Without It we could not now
exist. Such hopeless toilers IN the end
less. sodden maze OF life, without one
vision of the irrepressible optimism OF
art. human beings must have persisted
from the earth.
"The advisory direction Of sculpture has
conceived OF a plan for the subjects OF
the works at the exposition which will
form sequence from the first piece that
greets the visitor on his entrance from
the south. AS an example, let us consider
the sculptural features Of the main court
as Il is entered from the south through
the great tower.
I'm front OF this tower, whose arch
way is now designed TO be 10 feet high
we have conceived an epic equestrian
group representing Fortune attending the
advance OF Energy. This figure of Energy
will typify the splendid vigor of Young
America, whose achievement We are now
celebrating in the Panama Exposition. A
great figure of a splendid nude Youth
mounted on a Homeric horse, will be de-
picted as advancing steadily onward In
progress attended by Fortune.
This group will probably attain a
height OF so feet from the ground, in
Guiding the pedestal. The pedestal itself
we design to be extremely simple. recall
ing the construction OF the great dams OF
the Panama Canal and the surmounting
group TO appear as II making progress
through the waters OF this dam.
'"rhe pedestal may be designed to per-
nit Of water flowing down It's sides IN
four great vertical sheets, which viii
flow out into a large horizontal basin be-
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the vessel, and sprinkled her all over
with holy water. Then they came out and
hoysted q pendent, to signify she was a
man Of war;, and then at once thrust her
into the water"
Probably one Of the prettiest Of the old
launching ceremonies was that which pre-
vailed in Catholic France in the eight
zenith century and early in the last CEN
fury. Especially was this so among the
owners Of merchant and fishing craft.
The launching ceremony was closely akin
to the baptismal ritual followed In the
case OF infants at the time of christening.
The custom was one that undoubtedly lay
near TO the hearts of the common people.
The parish priest presided, and god
father and a godmother-not infrequently
chidren-constituted the principal partici-
pants The ceremony was very simple
and beautiful. The godfather carried a
bouquet which, at the proper time, he
duly presented to the godmother, and with
this done both sponsors then pronounced
the name chosen for the new vessel. The
priest, thus receiving the name, repeated
II and so declared the vessel named, and
he finished the ceremony by sprinkling
holy water upon the bow OF the boat and
pronouncing benediction. In France to-
day the official ceremony at the launch
ing Of naval vessel adheres in spirit to
this older practice, but the occasion is
one OF far more pomp and churchy pa
rade than OF yore. There is a godfather
and also a godmother. If the ship be
named after a national hero or a famous
officer, one OF the sponsors is generally
a descendant. priest high in the Church
leads In the formalities accompanied by
acolytes and choristers. Not only is the
ship herself blessed agreeably TO ancient
custom, but the priest sprinkles holy
water upon the launching ways and gives
them the benediction Of the Church No
wine is spilled upon the ships bow, but
the distinguished guests are invited TO
what is called win d'honneur," where
champagne flows abundantly and ban
quet Is served.
The launching repast is something that
has existed for centuries, especially
among the fishermen of Europe. and TO
decline either the food or the drink then
offered was looked upon as an III omen
But there used TO be grewsome side TO
the launching OF French ships.
Back IN the eighteenth century and for
goodly part OF the last century ships
when ready for the launching, were kept
from sliding into the water by a single
heavy timber called a "dog-shore." This
beam was inclined against the under side
OF the stern with its foot steadied by be-
Ing imbedded in the earth. All that was
necessary was TO remove this timber and
The vessel was then free TO move OF her
own weight down the CREASED ways into
the water The beam was commonly cut
through, and the task was a hazardous
one. From among the conyicts in the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-27
Ancient Ceremony of Ships Launching

the assembly In this manner he announces
the name which the ship is TO bear, not
nfrequently this information being with
held until that moment.
Most Of US have heard Of the days when
Venice was strong upon the sea and dom
mated both the Adriatic and the Mediter-
ranean. In those days the state Church
played a prominent part IN the launching
functions of all official craft Then 1t was
the custom to espouse the Adriauc at
the time the vessel was hOated, and this
was done with much pOmp and splendor,
the ceremony being brought to pict-
uresque close by the doge or some other
high dignitary casting bridal ring into
the sea There are a number OF these
rings to be seen to-day In the museum NJ
Venice In recognition. OF the ancient
Venetian custom, revival Of 1t has been
quite appropriately instituted Of late for
the launching ceremony Of submarines
built for the Italian government.
The Western mind has been puzzled
upon more than one occasion I'm its effort
to interpret the japanese custom of re-
leasing a number Of doves at the launch
Ing Of their naval vessels. To US doves
are the emblem OF peace, but with the
japanese they have an opposite signih-
canoe The reason for II is perfectly
plain when you understand t. According
TO the Japanese, centuries ago, when the
warrior Minamoto was fleeing for his lie
after an unsuccessful effort to shattcr
the power OF the great Taira clan, he
sought shelter with some companions In
the hollow OF a large ivy-clad tree. Their
pursuers were actually approaching the
hiding place, when two doves flew from
the tree that held Minamoto and his fell
lows The pursuers, seeing the doves, be-
lieved that no human beings could be
near, and in this manner the fugitives
were opportunely saved. Later on, when
Minamoto rose TO power, the doves be-
came an emblem of fortune In war, and
with this meaning they are now part of
The japanese launching ceremonies.
AS must be readily understood, our
ceremonial practices at the launching OF
our ships have been directly influenced
by the customs prevailing In England
when the colonies were first established
here. Sailor tradition and the supersti-
ions OF the sea were the IOICts Nndl Iuled
In this matter In England then, and an
unthlnking subscribing to customs so in
gpired was about the best that our seafar-
ers could do. As we know, the blood of the
ancient sacrifice was banished, and the
wine OF the pagan libation became sac
rament. as did the water, Of the Christian
Church And the wine, in its turn, lost
it's religious significance among seafarers
and became virtually nothing more than
a medium for the contamination OF toasts
and the pledging Of healths and kindly
wishes for Fortunes favor.
From time to time our own ships have
been variously baptized with wine and
with water-always In the hands OF the
laity, and the good soul that would draw
A temperance lesson from those acts had
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-27
sELF-THE UNIVERSAL VICTIM.

Senator Pomerene has a happy knack
of driving home a statement with an
epigram.
At a luncheon at the German Embassy
Senator Pomerene described a would-be
ltterateur.
Thanks 20 whiskey and strong cigars.
he said, "the poor fellow has failed to
make good. He earns a precarious liy-
ing by newspaper work, but though he
is fifty now, none OF the wondrous novels
and thrilling stories that he used to prate
about has appeared.
And yet, in his shabby apartment, over
a bottle OF cheap liquor and box OF
cheap cigars. he will boast by the hour
poor, gray. wrinkled duffer-of his UNI
finished MSS. Oh. they will appear yet!
Yes he will yet illumine the world with
the light OF his genius"
Senator Pomerene sighed and con-
cluded:
"Ah. II we could deceive others as
easily as we deceive ourselves, what rep
utations we'd all have. to be sure"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-27
WORKS BOTH WAYS.

T. A. DAILY. the poet and humorist. ad-
vocated temperance and regular hours In
a witty after dinner speech in Philadel-
phia.
Mr.. Daily concluded with an ADMIRATION
10 the business man to proceed directly
home from the office. withor. any stops
at this cafe or that.
For" said the humorist. the man who
goes straight home will always 90 home
straight"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-27
THE QUESTION.

Patriotism" said Upton Sinclair at a
dinner In Arden, lis dying out. Inter
nationalism is succeeding It. To-day we
don't merely love our country-we love all
countries.
"A captain was training panu OF re-
cruits.
phillips he said TO red-haired CHAP
why should soldier be ready to die Tor
his fatherland?'
Phillips nodded approvingly.
That's just what say. cap he cried.
why should he, indeed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-27

We'd all be rich II money were as hard
to spend as II is 10 earn.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-11-21
CRUISE in OLD TUB

pleasant trip. The only bad weather
was encountered during tue eighteen
days it took Them to sail from Kodiak
island to Unimak pass. During that
time they weathered succession Of
rather heavy gales but, Peterson
writes, "at no time time during the
3,O00-mile trip did we get the backs
as wet as they were while we were
being towcd to sea by a Crowley
launch"
The letter says that they suffered
no hardships and got their full and reg
ular share of sleep. For the greater
part Of the trip the wheel was dashed
and the Stofen sailed itself.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-11-21
Trappers Sail 5000 Miles on a
Trading Trip.
Voyage Made Without Chronometer
Sextant and Compass Being the
Only instruments on
Board.

San Francisco.-Word has been re-
ceiyed here of the successful termina-
ton of one of the nerviest ventures
ever tackled on the Pacific coast. H.
C. Slate and Peter Peterson, who LETT
here for the arctic last May on the an
cient hay scow Alice Stofen, have ar
rived safely at Point Barrow. They
left here May 16, both, their friends
believed, headed direct for Davy
Jones locker They not only fooled
Davy Jones, but had delightful trip.
The Alice Stcfen is a schooner rugged
scow of seventeen tons that was built
forty-six years ago for service on the
bay. Originally the vessel was stout
and serviceable and we'll fitted for its
work ir. the sheltered waters or har-
Dor and river: Never at any stage of
it's career would anybody but two
hardened trappers have considered
the Stolen as fit for trip as far out
side the heads as the Farallones.
Slate, who has spent twenty years
of his life trading and trapping IN the
arctics, wanted, to get back there,
and the Stolen was about the only
kind of boat that his means would
permit him to buy. He bought the
old scow for song. He provisioned
it for long trip and loaded 1t with
trading goods, and May 16, with Peter
Peterson for crew, sailed for the
arctics.
The only navigating instruments
aboard the Stolen were little old
boat compass and sextant as old
as the scow. Slate could not afford
chronometer and, as he admitted to
a friend before sailing, would not have
known how to use it If he had. By
means of the sextant and compass he
estimated latitude with comparative
accuracy.
For longitude he trusted, in the
words of more conventional naviga-
tors, to main strength and stupid
ness" Slate called it instinct. He
announced before he left that he could
smell his way into the arctics, and
as he got there all right it is probably
true.
In a letter to friends in this city
Peterson, the crew, writing from Point
Barrow under date of August IL, said
that they had just arrived after very
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-11-21
TO TEACH HyG|EN|CS
CIeveIand Schools Also Promote
PHYSICAL Growth of Students.
includes the Study and Combating OF
Ocular Troubles and Nervous Dis
orders Among Pupils-Plan
Wide in Its Scope.

Cleveland.-"To teach children how
to live-to live happily, healthily and
capably.''
In the opinion of Cleveland public
school off Gals this is the fundamental
thing under the educational system.
And it is the object of extension work
undertaken for this school term. The
establishment of a new department OF
sclAJol hygiene and the extension OF
school social centers throughout the
city are designed to accomplish the
single result of teaching children how
to grow mentally and physically In
way most interesting to the children
themselves.
What shall it profit child to gain
an education and lose his health! is
the question asked by DR.. e. A. Peter
son, head of the hygiene department.
in urging parents to lend their en-
couragement and active assistance.
Within a few weeks social center
clubs will have been formed In every
Cleveland public school. Mrs. Saran
w. Hyre, principal of Brownen school,
long a Cleveland teacher and champ
ion of this work, took the lead by
aiding the organization of three CLUBS
for boys and girls to study clv1cs.
The building will be open at night to
the clubs and the childrens parents.
Virtually the whole community about
Brownell school will engage in the
81, - orb
months.
In the broad work for hygiene the
increasing prevalence of ocular trouble
Is to be combattei through co-opera-
ton with every outside agency.
1--WE have known for years that
ocular trouble increases in schools
from the first to the eighth grades"
said Doctor Peterson, "but why it is,
no one has ever explained. We wish
to study this trouble and correct it.
We may find it is due to the wrong
color of paper or the size of type.
ALSO, we will find out what causes
nervous disorders among pupils. We
will make the boy and girl so inter
ested in the schoolroom that they will
be happiest there, because they will
see that to live and study rightly will
make them grow into strong men and
women"
The department of hygiene COM
bines with the regular medical inspec-
ton instruction in school nursing, per-
sonal and public hygiene, physical
training recreation and school santa
ton. An elaborate outline of the
work made by Doctor Peterson re-
quires the fullest measures of COOP
Grafton from parents.
Detection of communicable diseases
and mental and physical defects and
their correction are accomplished
with the aid of the family physician.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-11-21

pie talked about her, but nobody seem
ed to know just why. She had come
to Springfield a stranger and she had
been careful to. leave her past behind
her. II had not taken her long to find
riends, and she was quickly aG1<:itted to
the best social circles. With plenty
of money, she lived at the most fash
ionable hotel, she entertained lavish
ly, and her clothes we're the talk of
peared. and on the following morning
Tom Harlow told Helen that it had
become necessary for him to go to Chi
cago
A week later Ike returned, but sub
stantial citizen II Springfield had re-
turned before him. The substantial
citizen had seer Tom and Mrs. Dan
forth together il. Chicago. OF course
Tom had assured Helen that it was
all right, but he had not explained.
He had merely promised to do so lin
good time" Ard Helen had naturally
decided that the good time could
never come. SO Tom went away
She thought over all this as sine i'm
patiently waited at Northport juno
tor. A dozen times she tried to fix
her thoughts on other things, but al
ways they turaed back to the old sub
iect. She became angry with herae..-,
at lasS, and more for the purpose Of
t. ying to forget Tom Harlow than
w>th the hope Of obtaining information
sse went into the station and asked
tEa operator IL it was likely that tho
train for Medford would arrive on
ti1ae.
she's Just reported fifty minutes
laze," the operator informed her.
"1'here's washout up the road"
Helen turned away with feeling of
hopelessness and went outside again.
If Northport had looked dismal to her
before. it now seemed desolate While
she was trying to count this appalling
number of minutes that she would
have to wait, she h card the whistle OF
an engine away UP the curve around
the hill on the main line.
When the long train stopped at the
Junction Helen saw man step down
from on of the Pullmarl cars away at
the rear. She paid MOI attention to
him. supposing he was passenger
who had merely stepped off to get a
breath of fresh air, but after the train
had gone on she noticed that the man
was walking slowly down the cinder
path beside the track toward the sta
xt0y, For moment she pazed at
him, aid then hurried inside. 1t was
Tom Harlow, carrying suitcase.
Selecting the darkest corner In the
station, Heleh sat down. turned her
back toward the door, and waited, hop
Ing that no one would come :. and
fearing something that she could not
have explained. Her corner was so
dark, and she remained 80 silent that
Tum entered without noticing her.
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New German Coins.

In honor of the celebration next
rear Of the twenty-fifth anniversary
Of the Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany
ascension to the throne, new coins,
both inYold and silver, will be etEuck.
The coins now in use throughout Ger
many bear likeness OF che kalscr as
he appeared only a year or two after
he became emperor, when still q young
man. without a trace o. the serious
lines which his recent illness has
greatly accumulated. The new coins
will represent his majesty as he IL To
day. in the uniform of a cuiras'sier,
and his breast covered with decorar
tlons. Prof Strum, 1.ell known
throughout Germany as ;. maker ct
medals, will execute the few prnt-ait
of Wilhelm IL.