EXPERIENCES
AFLOAT
The Funny Things One Sees
m
Smiling Round the World
By
MARSHALL P. WILDER
(Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.)
To one accustomed only to Atlantic
travel the element of novelty begins
at onre on a Pacific steamer. Instead
of smug English stewards, neat Chi
namen in spotless linen gowns of
blue, long cues, immaculate white
stockings, and the broadest of smiles,
tty nimbly about carrying baggage or
waiting on passengers with most
cheerful disparity.
The Chinese stewards interested ns
exceedingly, and when, directly after
sailing from San Francisco, we de
scended to luncheon, we saw them In
a new way. The long tables in the
saloon were laid out invitingly with
massive silver and piles of fruit,
around wfiich the, neat boys whisked,
making an attractive picture. Here we
received our first introduction to the
far-famed "pidgin English," which we
had previously conceived to be very
largely a figment of the story-teller's
brain. It was to be later impressed
upon us how universal the use of it is.
from San Francisco right through to
Ceylon, wherever the Chinese coolie
lives and moves and lias his being.
In the dining saloon the boys wore
long gowns of blue linen, shiny with
starch, higli cuffs over their sleeves,
and each smooth and jetty cue fin
ished at the end with a silk tassel,
neatly tucked through a little strap
at the side of the gown. This is to
keep it from slipping over the shoul
der when stooping over the tables.
When at hard or outdoor work, a
Chinaman will (wist his cue up like
a woman, but never in the house, as
it is a disrespectful act to appear be
fore a superior with the cue bound
up. Foreigners in many cases do not
know this, and the Chinaman, who
instinctively hates all foreigners,
will often resort to this method of in
sulting them, taking a deal of comfort
out of it. even though the foreigner
may be in blissful ignorance of the in
tended disrespect.
ouuie 01 me aimng-saioon uoys nan
been in the service long enough to
speak and understand English very
well: with others it was necessary to
resort to the ' pidgin” dialect which is
a ridiculous hybrid of bxhr -ms.
broken, or rather mangled. English,
and a few stray Chinese words.
It was my luck to draw a waiter
who was particularly shy on straight
English, and when i asked for a nice
piece of rare roast beef, and vegeta
bles such as my wife had. his face
remained as blank as a newly white
washed barn door. Seeing my per
plexity. a kind neighbor taught me
what to say. and, though feeling
rather silly, 1 repeated: "Hoy, you
ketchee me number one piece roast
beef, no too well done, and vegetables
allee same lady have got.” His face
beamed with intelligence, ;Tnd ray
order was executed with neatness and
dispatch.
I subsequently discovered that if a
chair was desired from the upper
My Order Was Executed with Neat
ness and Dispatch.
deck an order in plain English would
not he understood. Hut say to him,
‘‘Boy. you go topside, ketehee my one
piece chair, bring to tne." He will
depart cheerfully, knowing just what
you mean.
“Pidgin" is the Chinese word for
“business," and a great many years
ago this motley means of communica
tion was evolved, piece by piece, as a
medium through which the English
speaking traders carried on business
with the Chinese. Despite the fact
that numbers of Chinese, especially
the merchants, speak excellent Eng
lish, this absurd polyglot has held its
own, and it is a benighted Chinaman,
indeed, who cannot conjure up a few
lame phrases. It is a means of com
munication, oven among Chinamen,
so it. is said: for the different, prov
inces of that country differ in dialect
as so many countries, but with a lit
tle of the universal “pidgin" they
make themselves understood.
During our entire trip across the
Pacific we were never off au almost
even keel. It. was so different from
my first ocean trip, which was across
the Atlantic. I’ll never forget that. I
hadn't been feeling well, and was told
that the sea voyage would make an
other man of me. Imagine making
another man of me, when there was
hardly enough material for one!
Well, the minute the ship left the
dork I felt better. I threw out my
chest—and a lot of other things I
i didn't need—and prepared to enjoy
life.
By the time we got to Sandy Hook
the ship was having St. Vitus dance,
and most of the passengers decided
to go below to unpack. 1 started to
find my stateroom, and I think I but
ted into every one there was. 1 was
finally hurled into one just as the oc
cupant. a lady, was climbing into the
tipper berth. She said. “Sir!" Then
the ship went the other way, and I
was never so completely sat on by a
lady in my life!
At last 1 found my own stateroom,
which was a locker with a couple of
shelves in it.
The ship now seemed to stand on
her nose and wag her tail in the air;
I deliberated whether I shot hi €l*«e
the port hole and go lo my berth, or
close my berth and go to the port
hole. On the fourth day I began to
take notice of things, and crawled out
on deck just as the ship was doing a
buck and wing. 1 was shot front one
end of the ship to the other, finishing
with a head-on collision with a fat
man’s stomach. He was mad because
I butted in on his breakfast, i apolo
gized for the intrusion, and crawled
into a steamer chair.
It was so rough they had a fence
built ’round the table to keep the
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Arrival at Honolulu.
dishes on. i was pursuing a piece of
bread when the ship did a "figure
eight' and the lady opposite got my
bread and I got her fish. For the
rest of tile nteal we fed each other.
The day it was roughest the pas
sengers asked me to get up a con
cert. There was a prima donna on
board who was having her voice cul
tivated in Paris. ! vipposed she was
going over to get it. for she certainly
didn't have it with her. She consent
ed to take part in the concert, and
chose a fitting selection for a rough
nigh;—"Rocked in the Cradle of tlm
Deep." Just as she started in to
sing the ship side-stepped and threw
her under the table. A friend of
mine was accompanying her on the
piano, so. of course, he had to follow
her. 1 said: "For heaven's sake, is
this a concert or a knockabout act?"
The prima donna thought she was
down for a solo—but she was down
for an hour.
On the Pacific there were no such
experiences for us. And it is such a
great, big, lonesome ocean—only once
in all the 18 days did we see a ship,
a big, full-rigged ship with all sails
set—but seeming to stand perfectly
still, utterly becalmed, a painted
ship upon a painted ocean."
Captain Porter was a delightful ra
conteur and entertained us on several
occasions with stories of his sojourn
in the frigid zone. His tales of Es
quimaux dainties, especially a duck
soup, where the bird is put in for
cooking r»t only undressed but un
plucked, made us glad there were no
Esquimaux cooks on board.
The evening before our expected
arrival at Honolulu the chief topics of
conversation were the principal sights
of the town, and the best methods of
seeing them.
Every one retired with the keenest
anticipations, for even six days on
the water create a longing to see
land, proving that man. though he go
down to the sea in ships, is beyond
question a land animal.
Most of us were up betimes and
were rewarded by the sight of a dark,
low-lying island on our port bow. This
is Molokai, the leper island and the
scene of Father Damien's heroic life
and death. This Belgian missionary
priest, who started life a simple un
lettered peasant, so lived and worked
and died that his name will ever he
on»of those who need no hall of-fame
to make -heir memory immortal. His
will go ringing down the halls of
time as one that loved his fellow
men.
Ahead, another island, with high,
rocky promontory, stood out now
quite plainly. As we came nearer we
could distinguish llects of little fish
ing boats, their white sails dotting
the blue water like flocks of birds. A
snowy sickle of sand outlined the
black and beetling cliff, and around it
came the little "Alameda," rolling and
plunging in a swell that did not even
disturb the stately calm of our
giantess.
It was noon before we really
warped to the wharf, alongside of
which was a United States naval
training ship, whose band welcomed
us, accompanied by the shouts of the
white-clad boys.
FORECAST OF SPRING
(Jin' <it tne advanced spring models which win op worn as inncii as uitr
shirt-waist costume for everyday wear is the jumper dress with the princess
panel at the front and hack. The one illustrated is developed in green and
gray plaid messaline. trimmed with green velvet ribbon. The side portions
are all-over lace over a lining of gray silk. The yoke guimpe is of gray silk,
with the sleeves and yoke portion of the all-over lace matching that on the
waist. If desired the dress may be made all of one material, with the guimpe
of silk in contrasting shade. It is a particularly good pattern for any of
the figured foulards or challis. striped or plain mohairs, or rajah silks, and
will also make up well in any of the .-ilk ginghams or cotton voiles for early
summer wear.
DESIGNED FOR SLIM FIGURES.
New Mcdss Something of a Despair
for the Stout Woman.
There will certainly be ample em
ployment f< ' folk who doctor figures
if tin* pres-’nt tendencies of fashion
persist. Hips arc hopelessly out of
fashion
The fat woman is in a very bad
case indeed, from the point of view
of the fashion autocrat. She simply
cannot look well in the latest frocks.
Reduce mesdames: reduce.
If your skirts must cling they give
an impression of supple slenderness.
The new skirt or the new close prin
cess looks distressingly objectionable
upon the woman of tightly laced
waist and big hips—in but a carica
ture of itself
The cutaway coat of medium or ex
treme length is an absurdity upon a
wearer who lias not a well-rounded
bust and slender hips. The closely
Raped sleeves and long sleeves which
are more and more in evidence so re
duce the width of the shoulder and
torso that wide hips throw the sil
houette out el all graceful proportion.
Yes. unquestionably wo must wrestle
with our figures unless we are con
tent not to be chic or unless some
freak of fashion turns the course of
the current.
BLUE CHIFFON VOIgE.
This attractive afternoon gown is
made of Copenhagen blue chiffon voile
and the skirt tucked over the hips and
across front, has an overskirt effect
near bottom. The kimono bodice
crosses in surplice fashion, each side,
as well as sleeves, finished with a
wide band of self-tone satin, bordering
which are cream lace motifs, run with
gold thread. An embroidered net
matching the motifs in color fills in
the V neck and blue dotted chiffon
frills serve as a finish to the short
sleeves.
IDEA rOR TABLE DECORATION.
Floral Harmony Adds Greatly to the
General Effect.
When onr is using a special flower
for the decoration of the table at a for
ma! luncheon or dinner it is artistic to
have the same flowers used as a gar
nish for as many of the dishes as pos
sible.
Thus, if one has daisies and ferns in
the center of the table, have the lamp
shades of green paper, cut in narrow
frond-like pieces to represent ferns.
Serve the oysters in their shells
with a wreath of f»rns around the out
side and a lemon nestling in a bed of
daisies in the center.
Twine the stents of sherbet glasses
in maidenhair, if it can be done just
before sending to the table, otherwise
it will be too wilted.
If you have grape fruit served in
glasses have them standing in a
wreath of daisies, with ferns on the
stems. Or, if the half fruit is served,
let the edge of the plate be wreathed
with a mixed wreath of ferns and
daisies.
The ices should be molded in the
form of daisies, if you care to go to
ttie expense, and should have a touch
of pistache in them to represent the
green.
If you do not use molded ices, then
they will look well served in boxes in
the form of paper daisies or covered
with real ferns.
The place cards can he a painted
bunch of the flowers, cut out so they
can be slipped on the top of the gob
let.
The candy and small cakes should
be green and white, and if the dinner
is elaborate enough to give souvenirs
you might have the floral centerpieces
arranged in separate bunches of
daisies and ferns that can he given to
each guest in the drawing room be
fore she leaves.
« I ignt foliar.
There is nothing which gives
greater discomfort than a tight collar
and one frequently finds a new linen
one a trifle small after it is laundered.
Small white rings can be sewed on the
back and ribbon run through them and
tied, making a neat finish, or ribbons
can be sewed on the ends of the col
lar and tied. Four eyelets worked in
the ends of the collar and threaded
with ribbon will make a neat finish.
Veil Hints.
Throw your veils away in time, if
they are cheap ones.
Don't wear them after they have got
so streaked with dust that they spoil
the complexion.
If they are of the costly kind, dip
them in an odorless cleaning fluid.
Shake out vigorously and put to
dry on the bed or ironing board,
stretching and pinning down the cor
ners to countepane or covering.
MAKE A COLD FRAME
AND THEN USE IT RIGHT
Prof. H. Harold Hume Gives Timely Advice Concerning This
Adjunct of the Early Garden.
In the south cold frames are in use
all winter. The principal winter crops
grown are lettuce, radishes, beets,
cauliflower and occasionally cabbage,
while these crops are commonly fol
lowed in spring by cucumbers, canta
loups and sometimes Irish potatoes.
The frames are easily made. Rough
' inch lumber, heart pine is best in the
south, and hemlock in the north, and
2x4 or 2x.2-inch scantling are all that
is required. For the double frames,
strips three inches wide and three
fourths or one-half inch thick, long
enough to extend across the frame,
should be provided for rafters. The
back or north side of the single frame
should be 12 or 15 inches high, while
the front should slope down to eight
inches. In southern practice, where
canvas covers are used, the back
should be 216 feet and all cracks
should he well covered with building
piece of thick woodland should be
close at the hack of them.
The soil in the frames should he
thoroughly prepared, rich and pulver
ized thoroughly. An abundance of
well totted stable manure should be
used. If thoroughly decomposed, at p
the rate of 75 or 100 tons an acre is
not excessive, unless the soil is al
ready very rich. Whether glass or
canvas is used as a covering, great at
tention must be given to water and
ventilation. The land should be well
drained, that no water will stand, or
the soil become water logged; that it*
one side of the question, but in add!
tion, the plants should he carefully
watered from time to time to provide
sufficient for their needs.
If the coverings are kept down too
constantly, the growth of the plants
will be weak and spindling and such
diseases as damping off. Ilotrytis and
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Cold Frame for Northern Conditions.
The cold frame, here shown, is tin* sort generally found in the < • ntral and
ern states. This type, says Oranp- Judd Farmer, is used quit*- « xt<rsi • ly n
igan. Ohio and Wisconsin. Tin- plan of construction is her*- sl '-wn. s ; it 1 - '
frames on a southern slop*- is corn* nient anti profitable. T11 * * cross strips. wi.* r
an- used, should he mad** of a J-inch horizontal and a l^-inch vertical strip of
lumber nailed together. This forms an inverted T, wit It the v**rti< al pi* • p''**.
1 inch at each end. resting on the front and back of the bed, thus forming >.j
and guides for the sash.
north
Mi« -
i*s **f
t such
1-incr.
jecting
pports
paper, held in place by laths tacked
over it.
The best treatment for the posts
used in construction that we know of,
is to dip them in kerosene over night.
This will preserve them indefinitely
Drive the posts into the ground IS
inches and let them extend upward
to the top of the boards, putting a post
at the union of each pair of boards
and nailing them to it. All ends and
rafters may be made so that they can
be quickly removed, so that the frames
can be plowed and the ground pre
pared with a mule. The sides of the
double frames are best made one foot
high, with the ends sloping upward
to 2% feet. Down the center of the
frame, a row of 2x4-inch posts 2^ feet
above ground are set eight feet apart.
Over each of these a rafter is bent
and fastened to the sides of the
frames.
For cold frames in the north, glass
is the only covering to be thought of.
By all means, put the frames up fac
ing the south or southeast and to af
ford the protection against the north
and northwest winds, cold the country
over, a high wall, a thick hedge, or a
drop will work havoc with them. Care
ful attention to watering, ventilation
and keeping the surface of the ground
stirred are the genuine secrets of con
trolling these pests. Watch the tern- #
perature, do not let it rise too high,
lower it by raising the sash or drap
ing hack the covers. The canvas cov
ers should be drawn back a portion
of every day when the temperature
is not too low and at other times the
ends may be raised, to allow the air
to circulate under them.
The upper end of glass sash may
be held down with a hook and staple,
a hook being placed on the back of the
frame at the center of each sash with
the staple in the end of the sash. Can
vas covers are best held down by nail
ing along the center to a board run
lengthwise on the center of the raf
ters, in the case of double couverings.
or along the back in the case of single
ones and by placing marbles or small
pebbles in the cloth and tying about
these every four or five feet, along the
ends and sides, slipping the looped
ends of the twine used in tying them
over nails driven into the ends and
sides of the frame.
The Production of Sanitary Milk
A clean, well-drained barnyard is an
essential factor in the production of
sanitary milk, for where cows are
obliged to wade in mire and filth, it is
easy to foretell what the quality of
the milk will he. In order to secure
a good barnyard, the slope should be
away from the stable, or at least not
towards the stable, and it should he
covered with gravel or cinders. If
the manure is not taken directly from
the stables to the fields, it should he
placed where the cows cannot have
access to it.
Ordinarily, when milking, a great
number of bacteria will find then
way into the milk through the dust
each teat, as these contain thousands
of bacteria. The reason for this rich
development of germs is found in the
favorable conditions provided by the
milk in the milk-cistern of the udder,
and also by the possible access of the
germs through the milk-duct.
Clothes which have been worn in
the field during the day are not suit
able for milking purposes. Kvery
milker should be provided with a
clean, white milking suit, like that
shown in our illustration. Such
clothes can he bought ready-made for
less than a dollar: and, if frequently
washed, will aid in securing clean
milk. Milkers should also wash and
dry their hands before milking, and.
Suitable Milking Togs.
and dirt and hairs which fall from the
cow. This may be largely prevented
by wiping the Hanks and udder with a
moist sponge or cloth just before
milking. It is still better to wash;
however, this procedure requires more
time, as it must be followed by care
ful wiping to prevent dripping. Cows
should not be bedded, fed or carded,
just before milking, as any one of
these acts creates dust which will cer
tainly find its way into the milk. If
pure milk is sought, it is desirable to
reject the Hist streams of milk from
above all, should keep them dry dur
ing milking. To wet the hands with
the milk is a filthy practice.
Immediately after milking, the milk
should be removed from the barn to .1
clean, pure atmosphere, where it is
aerated and cooled by running it over
a combined aerator avid cooler, ir it
is possible to nerate the milk while
warm, should aeration be desired, bet
ter results will be obtained than
where aeration and cooling are at
tempted in the same process and at
the same time.
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