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Xou'n Find
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Men motorists pinched yester-

Men motorists pinched yester-
day for cutting corners too short.
Prof. w. Il. Clark Of Rome pre-
diets the early fall of CONSTANT
nople and wiping out of Turkey.
He spoke at First Congregational
church last night.
Watch for our special week
: end dollar boxes and potted
plants. Haydcn-Watson Co. 030
G st. Main 800.
Advertisement"
j. +. Terrence, Tacoma repre-
sentative for the Pacific Coast
Coal company, sustained frac-
tured hip in falling from the
company's bunkers and is in the
hospital.
Whole Wheat Health Bread.
DuenwaId's. $40 11th, near @.
adv"
Local longshOremen are with
out work because of the boycott
, on all vessels coming and going
from Vancouver, b. c., where
longshoremen are striking.
STANLEY BELL PRINTING co.
adv"
A bullet will be cut from the
thigh of Rose Dominic, an Enum-
claw laborer, who is in the hospi-
tai here today. He says he quar-
relied with John Magison.
Sir George Turner, one of Eng
lands most noted physicians, is
dead of leprosy, contracted while
searching for cure for that dis
ease.
Decorations, Hin., t'iori.t. 3. n
ADVERTISEMENT"
Secretary of the Interior Lane
says he has entered into a con-
tract to build a $250,0O0 plant to
manufacture gasoline, dyestuffs
and explosives by newly dis
covered process.
William Davis, the cOlored Ia
coma burglar, was sentenced to
serve two to 10 years in Seattle
yesterday.
Perfectly fitted glasses, $3.50
mp. Pfaff, Graduate Optician, HAT
G st. Advertisement"
Claude Duval, supreme coun-
selor for the United Commercial
Travellers, will be the guest of
that order at Pythian temple to-
night.
G. N. box car burned, all but
wheels, about 1890 last night.
Divorces.
. John Ockfen VS.. Elvira Ockfen,
filed. James G.. Mighell VS.. Min
ME e. Mighell, filed.
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Hong. II a. m: Young Peoples fcs-
tival Friday.
Our Savior's Evangelical I.uther-
an. so. and 18th, Rev. d. j. ordni
pastor = :. and nibie school. s:3o
II a. m; and IN English. gs3o .. M.
Young Peoples society. 8 y. m.
Rev. Bergesen. Seattle. breaches Ia
evening.
METHODIST
and O., Delmer ". Trlmble, paator.
Al i0;ao a. m. Rev. Trimbie speaks
on THE Heart OF the Gospel AZ
1:a0 d. m, the series ON .I.ifc'9
Choices" will begin. DIR. Maryin's
class Ia applied Christianity. 9 p
m; Epworth League. siis y. m; =
T., noon. u. ". King will lead the
evening congregational singing,
~. Pauis. 30. ssd ana I. stA-
Rev. W. II. Baker. pastor. sunday
school, s.ts a. m; evangeiistic
services. IL a. m. and T;so p. m;
Epworth League. s'so p. m.
Norwegtan-D Danish NJ. ~ church.
m. ana 7:is .. M: s. Il. 10 a. m
meeting. Wednesday eve; Young
Peoples meeting. Friday eve.
Park NJ. E.. Richard Decker. pas
tor. SO. s6th and wilkeson. 4. s..
10 q. M; Epworth league, .. m;
preaching. IL a. m and 7.50 p. m:
midweek prayer meeting. Thursday
T:S0 y. m.
Tacoma City Missions. Rev. ciar-
ence u. seeiy. city missionary. OLD
Town. Preaching and =. s. COM
bined. 10 q. m. TO tfi30 a. m. Bryant
school house. same. Ruston.
park. s. 4. 10 a. M; class meeting.
II A. M; preaching, 7;ao y. m.
rRnsByTERIAN
Emmanuel Presbyterian, No. J ana
eth. Robert III. Milligan. minister.
Morning service. 1890, Bible school
II o'clock; vesper. y. m; Y. p. =
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MISCELLANEOUS
Tacoma Theosophicai society, ~.
cry Thursday. 9 p. m. at 71g SO. =
st. Reading room open Tuesday,
Friday and Saturday. Lotus circle
meets every Sunday at IL a. m.
East Side Society OF Friends. lsoa
Mckinley av. Bible school. 9:46 q.
M: services, II a. M. special serv.
Ice by Caleb ]. Jenkins. sunday.
1889 y. m.
Associated Bible Students meet
every SUNDAY at Temple OF Music,
sf5 Bway International s. q les
son. 1880 y. M; discourse. 3 p. m,
Berean Bible study. 4:so and 700
On Tuesday. 7:i5 D. M. Pastor
J. w. Adams of aClifornia, win lec-
ture.
Order of tho Star In the East
meets 1st and ard Wednesdays Of
each month at 71s SO. u street. q
o'clock.
Unity Theosophicai lodge meets
room 3tb Provident Bldg. Sunday,
1880 p. m. Study class Tues. p. m.
Reading room open Tuesday. Thurs
day and Saturday.
Order of the star In the East
meets Aevery Tuesday, 1870 u. M, at
SIS PYovident Bldg. Reading from
the Aquarium gospel.
Progressive Psychic society. 223
Tacoma av. Mrs. Minnie Perkins,
pastor Evening meeting, p. M:
Thursday message, 2:30 p. M: circle
Tuesday, D.. IN. 9iS SO. sth.
Church of Jesus Christ OF Latter
Day Saints. Services. f1f7M Taco
ma av. $. g., 10 a. M; preaching.
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REVEALS
SONS SACRIFICE
TO SAVE MOTHER

SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.-
The story of a son who blamed
himself for the murder of his
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Park Avenue Congregational. Rev.
Alfred ID. Grey. acting pastor. Bible
school, 10 a. M; services, IL a. m.
and 1880 p. m; Christian Endeavor.
6:4b y. I'M. song service tsacredb,
1850 y. m. Rev. J. G. Reed breaches
In morning.
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Tacoma Theosophicai society, ~.
cry Thursday p. m. at 71s So. =
st. Reading room open Tuesday,
Friday and Saturday: Lotus circle
meets every Sunday at IL a. m.
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With The Chur ches

w It'll lne
CAsrcA .ssiess sss re rsmes
mast be n the Edfterial offiee by
D. n. Fridays. ouiy these notices
ssyplies each week wall bs pss-
nAPTls4
south TscomA baptist church, 30.
eoth q Warner SITS. J. w. Penfteid
pastor. Morning servics. II q m.
eventn, eyangelistic: =, s.. 10 a. m.
=. r U. meeting. Gao p m.
Pilgrim Congregational. No. 2ith
and Warner. Rev. Alfred ID. Gray,
| acting pastor. \. n, s:4B a. M;
| adult mble class, 40 a. m. Fare.
well sermon by Mr.. Grey. IL a. N.
Fern nm Baptist. " ]. Leonard,
pastor. 8 y. s:tS a. m; preaching,
IL a. m. and 7;so p. m.
CHRISTIAN
First Christian, 9Th and K. w. A.
Moore. minister. Bible school, s:ib,
communion and sermon, II n. m.
christion Endeavor. Gao p. m.
The pastor returned today from q
10 days meeting at Eugene.
c0y0Rp0ATIONAL
| FRET Congregational church, Dt-
Vision av. and sts.. Rev. Frank
Dyer, pastor. Services 11:oo a. m
8. s., 10 a. m; Senior Bible class
10 a. M; Junior Endeavor. y. m.
vespers. .. m: Senior Endeavor
6.15 .. m.
paru Ava,,a ~o.~..w.xt..., NJ.
| Alfred ID. Grey. acting pastor. Bibis
school, 10 a. M; services, IL n. m
and 1880 y. m; Christian Endeavor
6:4b y. I'M, song service tsacredb
1850 y. m. Rev J. G. Reed preaches
In morning
1PIsCoPAL
ST. Lukes Memorial church.
Broadway and 9Th av.. Rev. r. w
vicar. Services 7-30 and II a. m.
| B. s., e:45 a. m.
All day auxiliary meeting Friday
Lenten service daily.
81. Andrews church. No. str ana
oskes sts.. Rev. Frederick wsbb,
rector. s. s.. 1000 a. m.: evening
Lenten services Monday. 400 D
m. and Wednesday. $500 D. m.
All day auxiliary meeting Friday
Trinity church. No. Cd and X.
Rev. c. Y. Grimes. rector. EarN
celebration, 1880 a. m; chiidren's
Eucharist. D a. M; s. s., s:45 a. m
Daily services, 7.s0 a. m. and 4
;. m. s ''
st. Peters church, No. Starr and
| goth. L. q. Drake. lay reader. Chill
| dren's service. 10 a, m; s. s., 1856
a. m; evening service. 5 y. m.
Church Of the Holy Communion
So. 18th and I SITS. Rev. Robert III
McGinnis, rector. Services. 7:3o
and IL a. m. and 1870 d. m; 8. g.,
| and Bible class, 9:46 q. m.
Lenten service daily except Mon
day and Saturday.
St, Johns, 5sth and Puget Sound
av' South Tacoma. Rev. w. L. Gull
ION. y. s., 10 a. M; evensong and
sermon, 1880 p. m.
uvANGnI.IrAL
Swedish Tabernacle, Cor. So. 10th
and / SITS. II. Sundquist, pastor.
Services at II a. m. and 7:lb .. m.
8. $. at e:4b a. m; Young Peoples
1 htttihE ~ V.oV ". itfs
| Mckinley Park chapel. East 3eth
and g SITS. i, s. and Bible class. II
| q. m.
Special service, SD. M, by Youne
Peoples society OF the Tabernacle
FRHn METHODIST
First Free Methodist church, 1911
| 10. l ST.. @. M. DeFoe. pastor. 3. g.,
10 a. m: preaching, III a. m; Young
Peoples meeting, p. M. followed
by preaching; prayer meeting
Thursday
LUTHERAN
Emmanuel Norwegian Lutheran.
Rev. 0. Hagaas. pastor. No. 18th
and Stevens. s. s., 10 a. m; no
services.
Zion German Lutheran church,
Missouri synod, So. 10th and l.,
Rev. ]. Huchthausen, pastor. s. g..
$3.50 a. M; morning service. 10.3e
o. m.
SO. Tacoma Norwegian, Warner
and ed. o. Hagaas, pastor. s. s.,
10 a. M; services by Prof. NJ. j.
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rust the coupon.
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Chsrch notices fsp TIE Ttmes
nust be IN the Material Offiee by
,. n Fridays. ouiy those ncttees
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fret Con9regationai church, d.
Vision av. and sts.. Rev. Frank
Dyer, pastor. Services 11:oo a. IN. /;
3. s., 10 a. m; Senior Bible class,
10 a. M: Junior Endeavor. 4 ID. m. ;
vespers, 8 D. m: Senior E.ndeavor.
6lb p. m.
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Emmanuel Presbyterian, No. ana
9Th, Robert H. Milligan. minister,
Morning service. 1885, Bible school
&. e., q y. m.
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East Side Society OF Friends. lsoa
Mckinley av. Bible school. e:46 q.
M: services, II a. M: special serv-
Ice by Caleb j. Jenkins, Sunday.
1850 y. m.
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Tacoma City Missions, Rev. ciar-
ence u. seeiy, city missionary. Old
Town. Preaching and \. &. COM
bined. 10 a. m. to tfi30 a. m. Bryant
school house, same. Ruston.
preaching, 1880 D. m Arlington
park, :. s.. 10 a. m; class meeting,
IL a. M; preaching, 7;30 p. m.
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EPISCOPAL
ST. Luke's Memorial church
Broadway and 9Th av.. Rev. H. w
Keator, bishop; Rev. II. T. Webb
vicar. Services 7-30 and IL a. m.
3. s., g:45 a. m.
All day auxiliary meeting Friday
Lenten service daily.
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South Tscoma baptist church, 30.
eoth q Warner SITS. J. w. Penftetd,
pastor. Morning service. II q m.
eventn, eyangelistic: =, s.. 10 a. m.
y. r u. meeting. Gao p. m.
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Park NJ. E.. Richard Decker. pas
tor. So. 2sth and Wilkeson. 4. s..
10 a. M; Epworth league, p. m;
preaching. II a. m and 1880 p. ms
midweek prayer meeting. Thursday.
T:S0 y. m.
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Pilgrim Congregational. No. 2ith
and Warner. Rev. Alfred ID. Gray,
adult bible class, 10 a. m. Fare
well sermon by Mr.. Grey. IL n. N.
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Fern nm Baptist. ". ]. Leonard
pastor. :. y, s.l5 n. m; preaching,
IL a. m. and 7:s0 D. m.
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Norwegian Danish NJ. NJ church.
cor. 10th and sits. Services. ~ =
m. ana 7.ts y, m; =. n. 10 a m
Rev. Joseph Olsen. pastor Prayer
meeting. Wednesday eve; Young
Peoples meeting. Friday eve.
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CHRISTIAN

First Christian. 9Th and X. w. A.
Moore. minister. Bible school, e;ab:
communion and sermon, IL n, m. !;
Christion Endeavor. Gao p. m.
The pastor returned today from q
10 days meeting at Eugene.
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%. Paurs. 30. tsd ana I. stA-
Rev. W. II: Baker. pastor, sunday
school 91s q. m; evangeiistic
services. II a. m. and T;so p. M;
Epworth League. s'so y. m.
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Divorces.
John Ockfen VS.. Elvira Ockfen,
filed. James G.. Mighell VS.. Min
ME e. Mighell, filed.
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A bullet will be cut from the
thigh of Rose Dominic, an Enum-
claw laborer, who is in the hospi-
tai here today. He says he quar-
relied with John Magison.
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First Methodist Episcopal. So sth
Al i0;a0 a. m. Rev Trimbie speaks
on "rhe Heart OF the Gospel. AZ
tao p. m. the series ON sLifc's
Choices will begin. DIR. MaryIn'z
class la applied Christianity. 9 p.
m. Epworth League. e,is y. M: y.
T.. noon. H. ". King will lead the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-03-13

William Davis, the cOlored Ia
coma burglar, was sentenced to
serve two to 10 years in Seattle
yesterday.
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Perfectly fitted glasses, $3.50
mp. Pfaff, Graduate Optician, HAT
G st. Advertisement"
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for this
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Huhts q m. fuuhk FeopttH fvh.
tivai. Friday.
Our Saviors EsangelicA Luther
an. so. and nth. Rev. d. j. Ordnl.
pastor. =. y and bible school. a.3o
q. M: divine worship In Norwegian.
4 a. m; and IN English. 1850 p. ms
Young Peoples society. 8 p. m.
Rev. Bergesen. Seattle. breaches In
evening,
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G. N. box car burned, all but
wheels, about 1920 last night
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Sir George Turner, one of Eng
lands most noted physicians, is
dead of leprosy, contracted while
searching for a cure for that dis
ease.
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Claude Duval, supreme coun'
selor for the United Commercial
Travellers. will be the guest Of
that order at Pythian temple to,
night.
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Local longshoremen are with
out work because of the boycott
on all vessels coming and going
from Vancouver, B. c., where
longshoremen are striking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-29
The Zeppelin Fire Bomb.

An interesting description of incen-
diary bombs and how to deal with
them has been prepared by the British
fire prevention committee. 1t has been
printed as a placard for posting in pub
lie institutions or private houses along
side the instructions for using the 1fe
txtinguishers A sketch shows what
an incendiary bomb looks like, so that
YOU will know it when you see ii, anu
Il diagram shows its exact construction
and what is inside it, The usual f1re-
bomb dropped by a Zeppelin is of conical
shape, the diameter at the base being
about ten inches. 1t is wrapped rouno
with intia mmable cord. which gives II
rather a nautical appearance. enhanced
by a handle at the apex for lowering
il over the gunwale of the airship-
ii airships have gunwales. The base rs
a fiat cup, and from this to the handle
runs a hollow metal funnel forming
the center and business part of the
bomb. This center funnel is filled with
thermite. Thermite is the preparation
which on ignition produces a heat $"
intense as to melt steel Many people
going home late in Manchester have
seen it in use welding together the
ends of the tramrails. The ignition of
thermite creates a tremendous glare
of light, and the heat melts the metal
funnel. The molten metal spreads
when the bomb strikes. 1t sets up at
once a fierce fire IL it strikes anything
combustible, but at the beginning il Is
only a small fire, and if it Is tackled
at once with water it can be put out
before 1t does any damage to speak OF.
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have canoes housed there. The boat
room is ample and provided with racks
for. the boats. On the second story the
features are great assembly room,
where dances and other entertainments
are given during the winter, and across
the entire front broad balcony. cool
and open right over the water. There
are lockers for men and dressing rooms
for the women, for many are the
mixed doubles to use the clubhouse
as the starting point for little expe-
dition.
The boating clubs. the Potomac and
the Analostan, are no longer looking
their doors to the good fellows who keep
canoes there.
Along both sides of the river up to and
above Little Falls are many camps COM
posed very largely of young men who
during summer make homes under canvas
for themselves, but come daily into the
city to business. The canoe is almost
their only means of reaching the car lines.
Every morning scores of these light boats
can be seen coming down the river with
their active freight for the trolley lines.
Many of these camps have made up their
own little canoe clubs, although without
lighthouses and: formal organizations.
Several men have made large bust
ness of caring for private canoes and let
ting few of their own. and such has
been the dema nd for accommodation that
it is said, their places alone contain over
a thousand of these boats.
Considerable has been said about the
danger of canoeing. but every vessel that
sails on or under the waters is dangerous
careless.
Yes said an old oarsman, a man
VINO has pushed his shell first over the
line i'll this country and in Europe, 1.-The
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the old rowing clubs like the Analos-
tan and the Potomac. where il met with
cousidera Bile opposition. because
much good material was, in the eyes
o. the oarSmen, wasted in padding
about these innovations. instead of
@Turitiug and sweating for the honor
OF the rowing men. Quite naturally
.nan who had nearly pulled his heart
out to carry his club eight over the
line aud failed because the man who
could have plugged the hole in the
boat Nould not train took strong
feeling against canoeing. While the
man who was enjoying himself pad
ding easily ABOUT the waters on the
beautiful wooded shores of the Nir-
linia side, resting in the shaded places,
OF even Iunching with pleasant little
party on the grass under the trees,
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thought his way of taking aquatics
was much more agreeable, certainly
far less drastic than that of the ath-
letes in the eight, who were training
and straining out in the sun with no
sweeter voice at hand than that of the
coach who with raucous tones heaped
maledictions without measure upon the
thirsty heroes of the race to be.
Anyway the canoe men began to feel
that what they needed was a club of
their own, so in the first year of the
twentieth century they instituted the
Washington Canoe Club, and built
beautiful home for themselves on the
Maryland side. just above the Aqueduct
bridge.
The membership of this club is linn
tied to 10 men, nearly all of whom
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more canoes, and the Sycamore Canoe
Club, on the island, is a favorite rem
devious. The overhanging sycamores
and elms about this place afford shade.
and the dead waters between 1t and
the shore offer q resting place.
The camps along these shores are
permanent In their construction, ana
attract many young people; several
are camps for girls, from which come
some of the ladies' racing teams. The
Sycamore Canoe Club has accommoda-
ton for at least a hundred canoes.
The sport, however is not limited o TO
with 1t is the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal, whose waters are smooth, and
broken only by the many locks by
means of which the canoeists are raised
to new levels. These placid waters are
not presenting dangers enough to make
their navigation exciting, but they run
through beautiful ea geta as1;ns sec
At several points they open into
lakes where lilies may be gathered,
and where a little angling lends va
riety to the trip. This quiet cruise may
be continued to Cumberland 100 miles
passage of a long tunnel adds excite
ment to the trip.
But usually the wanderer leaves the
canal at Great Falls, which is sixteen
miles above Little Falls, for the trip
down the river. This should be under
taken only by those who know the
mastery of the canoe, and to such the
run Is delightful. Strength. nerve and
skill are Indispensable, and no shell
boat racing can offer greater thrills of
excitement.
Here one finds the delight of the pad
dlers heart, the white water" which
springs from the meeting of rushing
currents, as they break and whirl and
foam around the great rocks which
stand in their course. 1t seems as if the
light canoe must be crushed as it is
driven upon them, but the man on his
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meets a few years it might win some
thing 1t joined and sent a team.
Messrs Birch, Rutherford. Wagner and
Rogers. Before the meet was over
telegram announced to the club that
its team had won first place in -four
events. including the four crew; sec
ond in four events and third in two
events Already Mr. Bamman of the
same club had won the canoe cham
pionship of New Jersey.
And so the sport of canoeing intro
duced some years ago by man VINO
had to stand all sorts of chaff and rid
icule until he had given Il practical
demonstration OF its worth has been
steadily coming into its own, until to-
day a rowboat, except for racing. can
hardly be found on the river. while on
every hand the sociable boats, which ne
introduced here are seen on their
graceful way on the waters.
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by one of natures freaks, narrow so
that it seems as if the whole Potomac
were forcing itself through the one mar
row opening in the. rocks.
The distance between the two falls,
expressed in usual terms of measure
is sixteen miles, but the difference in
canoe time varies according to the
amount Of water and the strength of
made the entire distance in three hours
when there was much water running
down, and the Viking made a run OF
eight miles through the rapids in trife
over an hour
But cruise not SO exciting and having
the pleasure spread over a longer time
is to send the canoes up the canal, either
under paddle or on a canal boat drawn
by. the faithful mules to Harpers Ferry
or some such point. There should be
two men for each boat. Packed along
the bottom is placed the 'duft1e," which
should include a tent, blankets and
matches carried in waterproof cover;
necessary changes of clothing, very
simple cooking kit and the largest pos
sble quantity of simple provisions-the
quantity is to match the increased appe-
tite. They should include coffee, sugar,
salt, condensed milk, flour, eggs. bacon
and butter One may take other th.ngs.
too; a small Ratchet is very handy, and
a camera, although a luxury, is easily
carried 1t may furnish evidence of wild
waters which have been safely passed.
One may well spend time and thought
in equipping his vessel for a trip like
this The tobacco, however delicious.
which is left at home, will not give a
good smoke at the campfire. When
well equipped the trip down the river
if the weather is fair. is continuous
source of pleasure. The current is swift
enough to do great part of, the work.
and. one may loaf all he wishes. At
night the tents are easily and quickly
pitched; the supper is cooked over the
campfire. The pipe, filled with the I'M
forgotten luxury. soon gives the sooth-
ing charm, and sleep comes before one