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Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-12-19

pose the saluting battery and heavy main battery
also and are manned and fired by the boatswaln
OF "Der Prosit" who Is a ponderous man in his
offlcial garb and daring in the way he approaches
Che ships whose crews throng the sides and an
sWwer the salute with revolver shot from the
poop.
The saluting takes place before Der Prosit" is
within hailing distance and all hands have
hugh at the tiny sounds, strongly contrasted In
their minds with the salute Of the big guns which
they are accustomed to hear. Next the boatswain
gets up in the bows and resting one hand almost
on top of the foremost and lifting megaphone
as long as himself to his lips, calls out at the top
Of his voice, Ship, ahoy!" The quartermaster
answers from the bridge, Hello, hello! Der
Prosit?" AYE, ave. the boatswan returns
~Come alongside" calls the quartermaster Then
the admiral Of DER Prosit" rises in the stern,
some ten feet aft Of the boatswain in the bow his
head on level with the topmast, and bawls out
through his megaphone, All hands fur-r-l sal"
With that the crew. consisting Of one man. who
also acts in the capacity Of foghorn, gets amid
ships and climbs the manmast which sways to
and fro as If about to capsize the entire craft
and pulls down all the sails. The vessel Is
standing to" he then calls out to the boatswain,
who reports to the admiral over the crews head,
who In turn reports to Santa Claus sitting in the
stern sheets at the tiller All these orders are
given and carried out in the most solemn man
ner, to the merriment Of the ships crew looking
on from the rail above.
The crew OF Der ProsIt' then gets out oars
and pulls alongside while on deck the real boat
SWANS mate pipes eight side boys to stand at the
head Of the gangway and salute the admiral and
Santa Claus when they come aboard. The presi-
dent of the United States only rates six side boys
when he comes aboard while Sanity has his
eight besides his petty officers while the pres
tdent's are only good-looking apprentice boys. AS
the argosy draws alongside the boatswain pipes
the long. low tune and three short blasts char
sacteristic OF the coming aboard of great men.
No less person than the captain Of the ship
wneets the admiral Of Der Prosit' his wife,
SANITY. laden with huge basket full Of presents,
che boatswain and the crew. while the bugler
sounds three portentious rufies and the ships
company. assembled aft, stands at attention. In
deed the officers are all present, for they believe
In Sanity as wen as do the crew. When the ad
imiral's wife. some fair faced sailor with Manila
rope hair and q tawdry skirt, swings aboard hold
Eng her train high and exposing generous view
uf red stocking to the eyes Of the sailors. great
laugh Il evoked and shout goes up. higher
higher" or oh, you Kiddol"
The boatsRain in command Of tie crew shouts
90 his one man for Attention.. then puts him
through series 81 gymnastics Of peculiar and
Intensely funny character. The admiral. as il not
orouEhly taking "a the landscape. ntta huge
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-12-19

bounty that can be gotten to-
gether are used as adorn-
ments and no end Of work
IA expended on the rig Of the
boat to be used, which is
sometimes the wherry and
sometimes the punt.
In order to hold to the ira
sditionaI custom used in the
time OF Paul Jones and down
through the yecEs, the boat
q rugged like a brig, that is,
with two masts and yard
arms crossing, with jib and
ataysaiI and spanker out
astern. On the fore and aft
or quarters they arrange
large wooden tubes, in which
are inserted small arms,
These ''spiggoty guns" com
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-12-19
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affable lot. The preparation
Of the potatoes is the work
of a dozen men, since they
must be extraordinarily nice.
The "skinners" arrange
themselves astride a bench
in range Of a tub where one
man sits and losses potatoes
continually. The tub is kept
full by another man who
dumps in from a sack carried
down from the upper deck.
So a cycle is made, the clean
peeled potatoes going con-.
stantly into another tub,
which is dragged into the gal
ley and dumped into great
urn through which water is
percolating. These are rims
ed around by another mess
attendant and dumped into
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-12-19


wasn't two minurcssas ae
hadn't He was IL sons Catch
ing grasahOppers, and she was cast
away on an island where bull-thistiea
and blackberry bushes were thicker
than tieas on dog She would be
missed, but it might be day or two
before the searchers found her
Miss Greasy wept. She was weep
Ing when she saw boat approaching
the island. It was a row.boat, and the
oars wer being handled BY man Il
was a man who was in no hurry TIE
boat was headed straight for her, as
II she had been seen from nthe shore
through a glass, but the oarsman was
taking his time to get there, Some.
times he ceased rowing entirely for
two or three minutes. However, he
drew near enough at last for the cast
away to resognize him and TO spring
to her feet and exclaim:
" It's he! It's Mr. Blairl"
So it was, but no earthquake follow
ed. In leisurely way. as IL he were
searching for toadstool, he landed
and sat down and did not heed her
presence In the slightest. She stood
It for a long minute and then impa.
tiently exclaimed \
Well, sir!s
We'll, miss"
oh you ead!"
"Oh, you boat-stealer!"
4 never stole your old boat, and u
you were gentleman you'd-you'd
~"
And she choked up and the tears
came to her eyes
you are to be rescued in due time,
but we are to have little talk first
| understand that you are Miss Fair
banks, who came here to cure your
hay fever?
She made no answer.
Did you hope to cure your snob-
bishness at the same tirnel''
She caught her breath with rasp-
ing sound, and her fingers clenched.
The villagers wanted to meet you
and greet you bat YOU antagonized
them at once. You evidently consid-
er them a lot OF pumpkin-heads be-
cause they live in village, but you
make a great mistake. And who are
you to glare and snnb2''
Ill" she stammered as she ch0ked
up.
mo better blood-no better educat.
ed--no better looking, no more accom-
than thousand OF others,
and yet you have made yourself be-
lieve that you are the salt Of the
earth!"
She had turned her face away from
him.
If you were a young man you'd be
set down as prig end a cad and
half-fool As 1t is, don't believe
you've got sincere friend among the
girls you know"
She was still turned away from him.
It's all SO foolish and lamentable,"
he continued "One can't estimate his
OWN value. That must be left to 9TH
srs. The world is as quick to detect
he false as the true 1t is the opinion
# the world that makes or unmakes
IS, No man, no matter how strong
md wise and wealthy he is, can afford
o defy the world or be without
riends."
Miss Greasy turned and looked her
'eformer in the eyes, and be saw no
anger In hers.
IF / were girl" he said with a
mile on his face, IF / were girl
hat was being criticised instead Of
raised, and was being sized UP wrong
through mistaken notion Of my own,
would sit up and do some thinking.
Shall we return to the village?"
The would-be re6ormer seldom
meets with rewand but MIR. Blair
lid. He married Miss Greasy.
Copyright. 1918. by the Mcclure News
paper SEndieate.1
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By ERNEST N. SMITH

tspsciai star BnIietin correspondencel
SAN FRANCISCO. Dee. 19.-1
asked about Christmas.
asked the banker:
Have you noticed any change in
the spirit Of giving at holiday time, "
and he answered somewhat as fol-
lows:
Christmas never concerned Us
particularly, except as to the rise and
fall or deposits, which dropped be
fore the holidays a. people withdrew
money evidently for holiday pur-
ehases. They stiIl withdraw their
money, but there Is this difference.
So many men with medium-siZed
bank accounts come to our officers
and say, Z want to give my family
something sensible for Christmas.
want to get some baby bonds" FIVE
Of them, at 500 apiece. two for the
wife and one for each OF the children.
Then instead of having broken toys
or read and forgotten books, or worn
out clothing during the next year.
my family has got something work
ing for them besides me. Seems to
me that will keep the family saving
during the year, and maybe some fu-
ture day they'll surprise me with a
bond c.-,
Then. too" continued the banker,
I'VE sell the man a safe deposit box
for those bonds, and he starts right
in again building up a bank account.
People have been pretty extrayagant
these recent years, and some are
feeling the effects now. Perhaps the
pendulum, will swing back to. where
it vas In the early nineties, when it
was quite the fashion to save"
/ asked a shop girl:
Have you noticed any change in
the spirit of buying at holiday tirne?'
Indeed nave" she said YEARLY.
'T used to pray for the time to come
when people would shop early, n
now they're dom It, n I'm nearly
dead, n. here It is 10 days before
Christmas. II. this rush keeps up
we'll all be buried before Christmas
day. Amt it funny, how everybody
fer years shopped at the last minute
until tine newspapers, thinkins how
much extra munney they'd make
from the extra advertising, started a
movement to shop early? IN now
eyerybody's dom It, 10 days before
Christmas, n I'm q hopin' they'll all
get through pretty quick n leave Us
in peace them last few days. -.
CASH Sumpin you wanted, LADY,"
asked a waiter: > i. II ~
.How about the holiday business
any different from other years?" !
Nothing dom, sir," he replied.
..Same old stun. The lively gents
bringing their wives III for q good old
fashioned holiday dinner, and offer-
Ing them stein OF beer Il they
drink, and handin me a 25c tip, ~ on
the side fandin' me 81 to reserve q
table on New Years night, cause
they'll be here with lonaebody eise's
wife. Yes, sir. things Is going along
about the same. 8 ~ I IS. 49,
.Two stems, SIR; yes, sir, I'll bring
them right away. t B
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DOYLE AND WOMAN =
ARE ARRESTED ON
+ /: STATUTORY CHARGE

Joseph Doyle, bartender at a local
saloon. who was arrested by the U. 5
marshal a few days ago on q statutory
charge, was rearrested this morning
On q new charge Of q similar nature
At the same time Miss Maud 5chur
mann was apprehended. The mar
waived preliminary hearing on this
second charge and was bound over t.
the federal grand jury under 310ot
tail, and the woman, also waving the
preliminary hearing before the U. S
commissioner was held to the grand
jury under 1880 bail. Doy1e's hear,
ing on the original charge began be
fore the commission Wednesday aftes.
noon but was not finished that day
and was. to be taken up again at
O'Clock this afternoon.
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SUICIDAL WAVE
I SNEEPSC CITY IN
FESTIVE SEASON
tconusued nom page onel

that he was disgusted with the man
ner in which matters were proceed
ing at the family establishment, and
in using large knife. had almost sue
ceeded ID severing several fingers
from his right hand. when some COM
panions took hand at prevention Of
further acts OF self-destruction. The
man was found near Vineyard and
River street and was sent TO the hos
pftal for treatment. II 10 contrite
Mua that today gaZes at mutflated
hand.
Henry Peters, reached the medical
men in considerably damaged condi.
ton, his right breast displaying a
deep cash. alleged to have been self
inflicted, Peters using small knife.
He was discovered IN room IN the
All Leong block, slowly bleeding and
much weakened. His injuries were
pronounced not serious. The man was
declared to have been drinking to ex.
cess and became respondent and I'll
through undue celebration OF Christ
mas eve. ) .as
Chloroform was the method at.
tempted by Kehid Kane, who was
dragged from q room in q Moiliili
tenement, stupified from the drug and
hastened to the hospital where his in.
terror was cleansed Of its death-deal
ing substance. Kane III alleged By
the neiehbors 10 have had q prolong'
ed argument with HIS wife, concerning
the menu for the Christmas board
Kane favored the succulent porker
and regulation luau while the wife
demanded her rights and q turkey
Grasping q bottle filled with chloro.
form, Kane downed the contents
while his wife rushed for assistance
He was reported as out of danger this
morning.
When Rici, q Japanese woman IN
formed her husband on Christmas eve
that she had been unfaithfnl, the pair
decided upon double suicide, the
act having been arranged that poison
be employed.
The man induced his wife to drink
q portion Of bottle of furniture DO
Iish. He watched the effect Of the
mixture upon the woman and then
finished the contents Their cries and
gr0ans brought some neighbors t.
the room. The story was learned and
the police soon had husband and wife
In the fast wagon and q few minutes
later they were side BY side on an
operating table. They quickly respon
ded to the treatment and were soon
out Of danger.
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CHRISTMAS WHAT THE DIFFERENT
SPECIES Think OF II COAST

Its funny to see human nature in
restaurants" the waiter continued on
his return. Il amt got no faith in
nobody after seem the mixtures In
San Francisco restaurants. Take
that Teller over there three tables
away-see i'm: girl has little black
hat with two velvet wings. See i'm.
sir? There's one swell gent Quiet.
knows his world-most of il, any
way; orders swell eats. never jumps
on US walters to show his authority,
n loves that girl somethin' fierce.
Treats her great, too. Flowers every
day before they come in to lunch.
Tips first rate. n regularly
IN when they sets down he often
says Anything to drink. DEAR N
she always says. No, George, yuh
know never touch ii. N he's tickied
to death. You can tell. Once he
said, Pm glad We don't, dear: don't
want the girl I marry to be q prude,
but she don't have to drink. N Pm
glad u 7Ea ~
-"'N that's the way it goes most
every day. They lesye about I
O'Clock n he goes back to the Office.
N then whaddye think the little wren
does? Comes a-trfppins In here about
two-thirty with some of her girl
friends, gets room upstairs n laps
up cocktails n smokes cigarettes I'M
til its time togo home n get fixed up
to meet i'm for dinner. ss
Swell, ainf 1t, when he wakes up?
I'd like to tell I'm, cause he's treat
ed me right, but II opened my
mouth he'd close Il with an upper.
cut Yes, sir, takes things as they
come, but a waiter amt got much
faith In human nature. He amt got
nothing until it's in his hand Oh
thank you, sir. Yes, sir, good night. .
4 asked q ear conductor.
well, is the Christmas rush both.
ering you much this year,"
Step lively, please. Here, here,
get your change. Move up forward,
please. All aboard We dropped a
bundle, lady. Powell street.
I asked a Salvation Army Santa
Claus: -. +
Are contributions coming in all
right this Year,"
They were up until yesterday
noon," he answered. "My. station is
here every day, and I'm relieved
three times q day. Yesterday q Santa
Claus came up to me at noon to re-
lieve me. He was new one, and
said that Jim. who generally relieved
me, wasn't feelin' well. So went
ahead to lunch, n when came back
there wasn't no Santa Claus or con.
tribution box Jim was waiting there
7. though, wondering where I'd gone
Said nobody was there when ne goi
there. Kinda hard luck, wasn't 1T
/ only ope the money won't be spent
on likkcr. Thank you, little girl
Merry Christmas" az. s.1s5 @
= asked an old gentleman:
Who was leading two pop-eyed
youngsters through the toy depart
ment OF q big department. store: S.
Having good time this holiday
1GoQd time, he said, Wistfnlly
/ and saw tears in hts eyes, 'I guess
so. Last year they had a mother t
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P7ssFE6EHs BOOKED

PR d s. s. Sonoina for San Fran
...t Dec &c Miss e. H. McWil-
.|.nt Mrs. M. J. McWiiiiams. Mr.
~ NM. w. c. McDuffie. E. j. McWil-
'..'.< n g. McWilIians, ]. l.. Young,
|.<1nder Forrest, +. =. Thompson, ].
6hipiey, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. p. Per
'n6 Mr. and Mrs. Sam Blair. Robert
..1Is airs. Charles Badenfeld, Mr.. and
~. r ] Huntington. Miss Virginia
.1n(In|ton
pI+ ~. claudine for Maui ports.
|.c e AIR. and Mrs. Ben Williams.
- NJ. 0tishi, Mrs. d. H. Case. Miss
|.11. d. IL Case. ]. D. McVefgh. Mrs.
A. Il Haughton.
Per str. Likelike for Kauai ports,
..c 1e.--Mrs Hofgaard, s. Robinson,
Robinson, ]. A. Allen, Miss ]. A.
Alien, K. c. Albania. F. eHowes, =.
Kopke.
Per str. Mauna Kea for Hilo and
.,v ports. Dec. 27.-H. J. Quayle, Mr..
nd Mrs A. Grandhomme. Mrs. b
Fenbank, r, H. Lourie, Miss Sturm
Miss sill. Mr.. and Mrs. T. CT Miss g
frvhe. A. w. c.. Miss L. Kamakayi
&oole. Mr.. and Mrs. F, G. Banghart
Geo. n. Robertson.
Per str. Afikahala for Maui, Molokai
ana Lanai ports. Dec. 20 Geo. Cooke
Nrs. George Cooke.
Per str Mauna Loa for Kona an
Kn1 ports Dec. 90; r. E. Potter
n. Keaia, III. Focke and danghtel
Campbell, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. Wei
keheImer. ]. Little. wife and child
= smith, g. +. Balcow, D. Heith, N
Inrner. Master Smith, Mrs. J, I
paris. Mrs. H. Kali. Miss Kali, job
Henry Hind and wife, Judge Qua
reis, Mrs Cassele. = - !
Per str. Kinau for Kauai ports, De-
5o.-Afiss =. Day, Miss H. Sehimnel
fering. Mrs. acknowledging. =
Per str. Mauna Kea for Hilo an
way ports. Dec. S1--J. n Wise. !
Brown. w. A. McDougai and wife.
F.
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Local and GENERAL

Oceanic Lodge No. S7I will install
officers at the Masonic Temple to-
morrow evening. W. R. Harrington
viii be installing officer and G. G.
Bockus master Of ceremonies.
Circuit Judge Cooper this morning
granted q non-suit In the action
brought by Anna Brazeil against
Charles v. Brady. with Wall, Nichols
Company. garnishee, to recover .$227
damages. Is. IA &.
On the motion Of u. s. District At.
torney jeff McCarn, the statutory
charge against Mary Nobriga and Joe
Souza, the couple brought back from
Hflo recently, was dismissed this
morning. insufficient evidence to con-
Wet was The reason given for the dis
missal Of the action. s<.s s5
Al fight between Filipinos IN a ten
ement on Dowsett lane yesterday re-
suited In Lorenzo Alperso being the
victim of considerable punishment
and for the purpose Of receiving
treatment for his injuries he was or
dered sent to the hospital by the po-
llice. 2' S >~1s r., =
A riot call was received by the po-
lice department while the Christmas
eve festivities were at their height,
that brought the fast wagon and a
delegation Of officers to the home OF
Seyendo, Russian residing in Pala-
ma. who was alleged to have attempt
ed to use q knife upon his wife.
At the Makiki Sunday school, Kinau
and Pensacola streets, at s O'Clock
this evening. there will be held Christ
mas exercises to which the public Is
cordially invited. A program of merit
has been arranged and it Is expected
that there will be a large attendance
] A change in the management Of the
Pleasantou hotel will take place the
first Of the month, according to an
announcement made this morning
Mrs. Hannah Palmer, who assumed
/, management of that hostelry in the
i spring, win return to the CORTLAND
to take charge OF that place. The
Pleasanton has succeeded IN engaging
an experienced hotel manager, Il was
stated today. who will take the place
Of Mrs. Palmer.
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of the Inter-Island this morning
brought forth the information that no
insurance was carried on the wrecked
steamer. It was also stated that It
had been the intention Of the company
to retire the steamer from island ser.
vice and convert the vessel into o
coal hulk during the early part Of the
coming year.
General Manager j. A. Kennedy dis
patched the steamer Helene to tho
coast OF Hawaii Immediately follow
ing the receipt Of advices telling Of
the Kauafs plight. Superintendent
Sheedy accompanied the vessel and
VIII direct operations toward the saw.
ing Of such fittings as have not been
materially damaged
The steam winches are to be re-
moved, while the cargo Of machinery
from the sugar plantation. It Is be-
heved, can be recovered.
The vessel was rated In the second
class, being 154 feet long, 81 feet
beam and 10 feet In depth, and OF 265
tons reEfster.
Captain Mayne was q mate In the
steamer Kilauea before taking over
the Kauai.
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The noncommissioned officers ex-
amining board will meet this evening
at 1880 o'clock at the National Guard
headquarters to examine such appli-
cants as may appear before it at that
time.
~ -
Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant
Guy Weaver, End Infantry, has been
placed on the retired list by war de-
partment orders, having 80 years of
honorable service to his credit. Ser
geant Weaver's retirement dates from
December II. He is liked and re-
spected by both officers and enlisted
men, and his departure from the End
is q matter of sincere regret.
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Strike TIES III
AUSTRALIAN
SHIPPING

F..
Passenger and freight traffic, be-
tween Australian ports and New Zea-
land were declared to be al q stand
stu at the time the Oceanic liner So
mona departed from Sydney Tor Page
Pa6o and Honolulu. .rs~.. .
The strike is still an important fac
for N the Industrial life Of tic COM
nonWealfh, Judging from the manner
N which shipping between sydney,
Melbourne and New Zealand ports
has been tied up through the 1tion Of
the wharf laborers' union stated an
officer IN the Sonoma. upon arrival
81 HonoluIu this morning. /
The steamships calling at Auckland
81 Wellington appear to suffer the
Er6afest delay In the loading or re-
uloyaI Of cargo. To what extent the
Canadian australasia liner Mal1ura
nay have been detained white ct New
Zealand Is matter OF conjecture.
This vessel is due to reach Honolulu
10 next Tuesday. sbaah the regular
schedule be followed.
The Eononia Il reported to have
sailed through summer seas until ar
rival at Samoa The weather Is said
~ have then changed, rain squalls and
heavy sWefls being The rule until
within one days steafuing Of the Ha-
|II|on islands, when better brand
% weather was again IL order.
Christmas day dawnee with clear
.|kI and calm sea. Captain Trask,
aided BY his corps OF officers, pre-
pared fine Yulestide ceiebfHtion. The
|orcma's dining saloon was prettily
decorated for the occasion. They DO
sax that DR.. George w. Clark PUrser
Pray and Chief Steward Carleton in
'1 assumed the role of SANTA Claus.
..'1k of that benevolent old gentle
man TO perfection.
The inter-port quarantine imposed
|II'ng the smallpox epidemic 10 re-
ported 70 have been lifted. Pago
|.10 and other Samoan ports con-
|Iue 60 enforce the detention Of
.... Oh smallpox were being treated
.|sts Of smallpox we're being treatd
-. he time the Sonorna sailed for San
||1ncisco
FOUR cabin and three second class
Messengers left the vessel at Honolulu.
rs. through list TO San Francisco In.
.'.1cs 50 cabin, 80 second class and
Al the steerage.
Before sailing for the coast at 5
|'|'Ick this evening $50 tons Of Aus
..|Itn products will be discharged.
... eo1oma il carrying 100 tons Of
..-16rh cargo. including much refrig-
|||16 nrovisione. Twenty sacks Of
..'' were ieft here.
.....|ns al for Maui.
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PARllAMEnT coNvENEs.

Especial Cable to the Japanese
Chronicle
TOXIC. Japan, Dec. 26.-The Japa-
nese parliament convened here today
and, on account Of the many matters
to be brought before II this year due
to d new emperor being on the throne,
viii hast until about the middle Of Feb
ruary. The session today was for or
ganization only. the first business SEES
sion to be held early IN January.
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bring 'em-this year there's only a
grandpcp, But love EN-, nd l
guess wen make out pretty smart
with the little got. They're vel
come to that cause I amt got much
but memories to make me happy
memories nd these two" -
Merry Christmas to ye an," he
said. -