SMSEOARNS,
Signs and Omens to Which the
: Sailor Grimly Clings..
A JOKE THAT PROVED FATAL
8uperstitton and a Guilty Conscience
Proved Too Much For the Norte
man A Bucket of Water That
Stopped a Mysterious Wailing.
It Is a well known fact that in the
past the sailor was among the most
superstitious of mortals, and even In
these enlightened days there are a
goodly number of old salts who cling
tenaciously to their belief In certain
signs and portents. Some, no doubt,
of these superstitions bare vanished
altogether Into the Umbo of forgot
ten things, but there will always bo a
credulous few who will shake their
heads solemnly and prophesy dismally
If a knife. is stuck in the mast or an
albatross or a stormy petrel Is cap
tured and brought on board. The
origin of some of these superstitions
cannot be traced. Many of them have
been banded down from father to son
for a great number of years,' with a
touch probably added here and there,
turning a comparatively ordinary sto
ry into a weird, and mysterious legend.
The Finn Is the most superstitious
of all sailors. There are many of this
race who still believe in the ominous
portent of the phantom ship, the folly
of starting a voyage on a Friday (a no
tion by no means confined to seafaring
men), the low burning blue lights
which are ghost spirits hovering near
to give warning of approaching disas
ter and many other things, all of
which
Fill the sailor's mind with murmuring
And speak to him of wrecks.
A story Is told of a brlgantlne which
numbered several extremely supersti
tious men among her crew. One night
when there was no moon and a slight
ground swell was running the watch,
who happened to be tuo most super
stitious of them all, beard an unearth
ly walling coming apparently from the
very surface of the sea. The mate and
the helmsman also heard it, but the
former lacked imagination, and, al
though he was certainly Interested, he
nearly blew the watch's head off when
he ventured to suggest mermaids. The
helmsman did not feel quite buppy, but
he had to stick to the wheel. The
watch was pale with terror, but he
kept silence owing to the mate's com
plimentary references to his courage
and abilities. Slowly the sound began
to move along the ship's side, becom
ing more and more agonized as it ap
proached. This annoyed the mate, and,
going to tho side of the vessel, he wait
. ed until ho bad located the sound and
' then emptied a bucket of water over
the rail. There was a gasp, then dead
silence, and nothing more was heard
that night
When the watch went off duty ho of
course gave a detailed and lurid ac
count of the incident to his shipmates,
who listened, as he thought, In awed
silence and then called on one of the
audience for his version of the matter.
This man, a Tyno-slder, who dearly
loved a joke and had no respect at
all for hoary superstitions, had con
spired with his fellows to play a trick
on the watch. On the night in ques
tion ho had crept over the bows with
out a sound, carrying with blm the
ship's cat secured la a bag. Crouch
ing under the stays, tho joker let the
cat's head out of tho bag, which he tied
round tho animal's neck so that it
could not escape. lie then opplled hla
teeth to the unfortunate animal's tail.
Everybody knows the fearsome sounds
an angry cat Is capable of producing,
and those to which a cat whoso tall is
being bitten gives vent aro among tho
most hair raising. Tho sound was
more or less regulated by squeezing
tho luckless beast's body. The mate's
bucket of water was as unwelcome as
unexpected and caused tho Tyne-slder
to beat a hurried retreat.
Not only Is the origin of many sea
superstitions "wropt in mystery," but
also any logical explanation of cause
and effect. It would puzzle any one to
say why it should be unlucky for. the
ship's boy to whistle on the weather
bow, except that it is generally un
pleasant from a music lover's point of
,vlew for a boy to whistle on any bow
at all.
On one occasion superstition and a
guilty conscience caused ft practical
joke to havo fatal cousequeuccs. The
incident arose through one of the Bail
ors, ft Norwegian, boxing the ears of
tho ship's boy for the aforementioned
crime of whistling on tho weather bow.
Not unnaturally tho boy was annoyed
and determined to pay the Norwegian
out. Aided by two other sailors, a
whlto shirt and some string, a very
presentable "ghost" wos arranged in
the foc'slo on the night the Norseman
.was on watch, lie was to be allowed
only a glimpse of tho "spirit" on enter
ing the foc'sle, and it was then to van
ish from view, being jerked by means
of a Btrlng underneath the bunk of one
Df tho jokers. Everything was ready,
and the three conspirators lay In their
bunks awaiting their victim. , Unfor
tunately they all fell asleep, to be sud
denly awakened by a loud cry from
tho" Norwegian, lie stood gazing at
:tho "ghost," the dim light thed by th
lamp falling on hts ghasUy face, Tho
'three were about to call out to him
w hen bo spoke. "No, uo,w be cried, "I
ltd not mean to kill you, Morgan! Oh,
mercy, mercy 1" And ho rushed madly
from tha foc'sle. Terrified, his ship
mates followed him, but ns they reach
ed the deck they saw tho Norwegian
throw himself into tho sea.-Loudon
"Globe. ." V "'vv .
France Wants Wheat.
A Portland dispatch says: "With
orops mined Ly excessive rains,
Franoe bas turned to America for
wheat and local exporters have been
ordered to bay tlaestem. Although
the wheat market has advanced 2 1-2
cents, only small lots havo moved
within the past 2i honrs from the in
ferior on the basis of 08 1-2 traokage,
Portland. Farmers , are holding
throughout the northwest seemingly
believing that higher prioes will pre
vail. A prominent Frenoh grain man
in Chicago said: "It will take Franoe
several years to recover from her fail
ure of crops. The terriflo rains rnin
ed the farmers and the bankers' losses
are tremendous. We usually look to
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S. F. Wilson ;
of the Law Firm of Peterson & Wilson,
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR
JOINT SENATORj
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In the County Court of the Stat
Oregon for Umatilla County.
In the matter of the Estate of Emery
LaHue, deoeased.
Notioe is hereby given to all whom
the estate of Emery LaHue, deceased,
All persons having claims against the
estate are required to present tbem,
with propor vouchers as required by
law, to me at the law offices of Peter
son & Wilson, at Athena, Oregon, dr
at Pendleton, Oregon, within six
mouths from date hereof.
Dated this the 12th day of August
A. D.1910. .
Sarah La Hue, Administratrix,
Peterson & Wilson, Attorneys.
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In the Circuit Court of the State of
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Flora Stover, Plaintiff )
rs. f Summons.
Edward C. Stover Defen't )
To Edward 0. Stover, the above
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In the name of the State of Oregon,
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yon in the above entitled suit within
fnrfcv-two dava from the date of the
tlrst publication of this summons upon
you. Defendant will take nouoe
that if von fail to anroear and answer
or plead within said time, plaintiff,
for want thereof win apply to ine
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lution of the bonds of matrimony now
Axintins between vou and the plain-
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minor child, and for $15.00 per month
permanently, as alimony.
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in' the above entitled Court at Pendle
ton, Oregon, ou the 14th day of July,
1010. the flrst nublioatiou is to be on
July 15, 1910, the Just on August 26,
1910.
Homer I. Watts,
Atty. for Plaintiff.
Notice for Pnblicatlon Isolated Tract.
(Publisher.)
PIIRLIC LAND SALE.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
U. S. Land Offloeat LaQrande, Oieg.,
July 7th, 1910.
Notioe is hereby given that, as
direoted by the Commissioner of the
General Land Office, under provisions
ot Act of Congress approved June 27,
1908 (34 Stats., 617.) we wm ouet at
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September, 1910, at this offioo. the
followina-desoribea land:
Lots 8 and 4, Sec 6, X. a., i. oo
E; W. M., Serial No. 07115.
Any persons claiming adversely the
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