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LIFE ON 1 PItWT-BOAT.
`..: THE HURON djv(NAI4eF11IDAY, MARCH 30, 1888.
aids how successful some of thew, are 1e
tbwartaw 11.e deelt;w oaf the replete It
What wtf . inferred, hs�reter, tete° •ea
eaptalw �e as a clans 4urst. Aa
IT 1S NOT eo PLEAMANT A:. SOME mtu.ttsr of feet there is mot a mane hottest
set of urea engaged ill au) profession Mae
sea captains, but thane ars, of °eerie, ea -
captious to ever) rule.
Rotas IoW of a lice a Pttos ]lust to is The length of a pilot boat's gnus,
a. aseeasstwl-1 ha u
I,. lg ‘..,,AA e[ uatt- penile' entirely au how quick heli crew digs
pilot. succeed in picking up .•
ilea seri Me Idar.Lbl,.s 1 wlt.wd-laeM eels, or,
rather. how qui( they succeed in Imo.
ea tbei 1.15e at a Pilot. oil
MAY THINK.
t °some pick them uy. 2ieveu phut. Ru
OW. lu each boat, and it is reuarkabl
II R ocean pilot's
/ei1. apt alts
aiscr
real durst..; the
recent lrlissanl. , eh lnwenl bound vans,' is righted all sail
.A New York cur- "made. When two or three hosts sight
respoinleot of this 1',oserve verset at the salla' time au ex -
paper. who h a s i canna race takes place. It will easily be
passed a unaii*r 1 : e• t. fie" this thaithr Iter el • pilot alter-
t.f ycats at sea, nate. ca. 4 lad mon.utol.). la Odie
and who has taken moon-nor��ggss�� their time away hi
a uumtter of tripe brio} t::q carie, :&°oleos and apiltuing yarns.
on a New York Rot the ntontrut a sail is sighted every -
pilot boat, writes thing is droppe.l. The meat, whim. turn 1t
us what be knows to to be taken off Ute boat get, out his
about their handy muse. shaves, puts to a tolled ahtrt and
magueys. 11.eays: ptepsrrs to go back to sawn. It often
I remember a short conversation which baPPrna that the vessel sighted has a
took place between the pilot and the cap- 1'11•4 on board already, ur that another
(Ain of a ship 1 Auer sailed to I.Ivurpuul pilot poet gets to the vessel first. au that
in, which Illustratee the duties of a pilot the coon whore turn it !s has prepared
better than anything i. know ot. The Mitred( last lsely. In tbla lase, be re -
pilot burled our ship In St. George's
channel, and was a short, stumpy utas
wrapped up its the short beaver coat
which isgearrally worn by Engltsla phots.
After he was taken on board the captain
called the .shirt mate aft and gave ktm ea
order. The pilot, who was walklu , the
poop deck. turned short, gave the captain
a withering look and said: "I am lu charge
of this vessel. sir."
"Very well, sir," said the captain, and
the order wag ooan'ermanded. When a
pilot boards a easel the captain's respon-
sibility ceases. Re Is virtually uoµhing
n en than a passenger until the vemel
conies to steeper in port.
Pilots, take them an a class, ere the
beat sailors in the world. They are
obliged to be thoroughly familiar with
every rig of vessel, trout a Dutch galiot
to a man o' war. As a rule they are
better sailors than sea captains, fur it is
much more difficult to navigate a vessel
near hind than n Its out rt sea. A. sea
captain's ..nty is to bring his vowel from
ane port to another, but when he gets in
sight of laud and is boarded by the pilot
his duty enols. i well remember an in-
stance which illustrates how good a sailer
• pilot must be. The entrance to Mobile
bay is a t:anow c:.at,utI about 400 feet
wide. The whip I was on arrived at the
entreats of the channel at the break of
day. There was a light breeze (mm the
northwanl and it was dead °need: that
114, It was blowing directly out of the lay,
so that the vesseeL in osier to get through
the channel, would have to make several
short tacks. The channel was so narrow
and the wind so light that the captain
considered it wouli be Impossible W get
the ship under beuiwny enough to tack.
'then there was the dancer of naming
aground. The captain's wifu was very
wick and it was expected that she would
die at any minute. It was almost a care
of life ur death. for if the ship could get
iskir Use buy at would be comparatively
easy to get a doctor. The pilot hoarded
the ship and the case was explained by
the captain, who was shawl beside pias.
melt.
.At first the pilot shook his brad.
but finally he called all hands 4. "man
the braes," and the attempt was made.
Several times, as the vessel tacked about,
we could feel her bottom graze on the
tread, but the undertaking was success-
ful and the captain's wife was saved.
But to return to the New York pilots.
The number of pillt boats licensed to run
out of New York harbor is fixed by law.
The boats register from forty to seventy
tons, and their number is about thirty.
They are all numbered wttb enormous
Meek figures on their mafnsaibi, which
can be reeu almost as tar as the boat ti•
eel/. Then are about 900 pilots of differ-
ent grades running oat of New York. The
would he sailor who wants to become a
New York pilot mud begin at the lowest
round of the !adder -before the mast,
After he has thoroughly mastered the du-
ties of the seaman. K he le fortunate be
may succeed in being promoted to the pe
bow sharp the competition is uuuwg the
boats. The uon.ut w paint boat gets rant
tutu for harbor ceasele,. v apneas It the
order of the day and night. A lns.kuut is
Placed at the inset bee, and for of
:e
With THE 5101.
fatkm of bo.skpeper The boatkeeper
Is the captain of the boat. None of
the pilots have anythlog to do with
their boat unless In cast• of ne'eslty.
The bratkeeper mitt' serve three years
before he con he admitted to to examined
for a license. If by accident or mle(ort-
nee be loaeti his postilion he must begin all
over again. His examtntton 1.. very rigid
ewe. He must have a thorough knowl-
edge of the coast tides, etc., for hundreds
of mike around New York harbor Rut
even atter he lug wnemeefttlly paw.erl his
examination be las not arrived at the
n,mmit of his ambition. The Ant year
of pilotage he is granted a Ite*nse to pilot
vowel, drawing leader sixteen feet, the
next year Teesledhatng eighteen feet er
under. and in the third year he le obliged
(to pan • frontierezaaalaatien, after which
he is entitled to pilot vowels of any
draught, and a then •filled a braise\ or
fun pilot
The pilotage differs sreordtne to GM
draught of veseeie. Temple elf email draught
paying m^_cl. lean than vowels of large
draught. Comiegnentiy H often happens
that tiers 1• °steep tteenetiv.rteg het wee*
captain ego pilot. TM Naphtha, who waste
hie p1 iotVu tow as OMR el petsfhta, well
try to make the draught of his vessel
small, while tbe t� 1 en the outer=
will endeavor to fled out the trne draught
without appearing to dope the eaptala'•
'word. 1t won id not do, of eowrwe, to give
the captain the. IM whew the arena/ troth
of the Matter le in a'..ht it happen.,
therefore. that the pilin, in addition to Ms
lather admirable qualities. hereto have the
art of diplomacy He must he a keen
Podgy of brines nature, and let• felts lift-
to
GRAND OPERA':t$OU
lastar Jolla!, April 2,1811.
ours 1!,1.Ga :;T O'T L?a
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M!zs Agiles KIIOL B.K
the beau tut Iakn.rd
-ELOCUTIONIST
(i *mite of Philadelphia Selo u:
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Program w111 be selected from the
[idiots -San
PART 1.
from • Meachaat of Venice`
••'�' and I/eeilb . Naha apes:e
Loads. I.ta:ter'o.
a Way Tat. has'....,., .Ward
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Plan
a' : p.m.: toeoet•e*eeM I.cIuet.
SION, - 25 ct8.
CI &xRFl, 35 C-
oe flew at Fraser I• Porters
tickets man be assured.
NA
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FOR -
COLD THE HEAD,
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PR2d0113, - 25 OTB.
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IAT THK CASH STORE The
Fresh Groceries
. S I ,
, Cttan.ed aoodc
wife! 1 atm esdltn. ser) shone ler ca,b or
(e,a pnwlttae.
1 Move a heavy .tock of
Crocery & fflssre
Loch i .au.t sell.:, ,heel• •r than the
.'bee p 'ac.
G1ase Seta of Dishes at 50c. a,
Set and Upwards.
All kinds. •,asistln_ of Japan. Black. Greets
sad t: ,,.powder, st se.:.. ear , and :.N.
Tr) .y AO, sad 31k. Mead.
Hams. Bacon and Corned Deaf. dined, •Iwai
on head.
°reser'td fruits of all ktads kept in stock.
SE=S I
A 1 e+h steak of Cit, et. Timothy awl Tur
Me }ford., and field area garden weed* et All
kinds. eh!rh ,cfa he spit cheap terebh.
Y Reno mbar the Cash St orae -
G. H. OLD,,
211114 Till ORO('S•1t
CC
f1.
a
La0
VP.
mimes his every dao gerb and pats away
his town clothes es nneoncer.edly as if 1t
were a matter ..f cout,,e. There is a tra-
dition among pilots that one moo, in years
gone by. shared and dressed himself seven-
teen times before he succeeded iu catching
a vessel. This would he exasperating 1f it
did soot relieve the °.neoteny. Steamers
are considered the best vessels to board,
because they draw more water than sail -
Ing vetaela, mut also because they move
faster and with ince certainty than a
sailing veavel, which is subject to the
wind, toeless a tug iscsfert into nne. The
weather aruniul New York harbor is as
.army et certain seasons as in any part of
the world. and it (chows that a pilot boat
nine be a stanch stet seanortby erase.
They are aim very fast. and It takes a
gond yacht to overhaul them anatomist any
bort of a breeze.
One of the most danrrrous parts et a
pilot's lite is b.rnliatt a vessel. Each
pilot boat has two yawls. which are lashed
to tete deck bottom up They are launched
by meso• of tackle battled to the mast-
head. The pilot boat is such *small craft
that Ire* heavy sea she lurches and roils
frightfnlly, and when the yawl is launched
1n heavy weather her crew-, which
uasally consists of two men beside 1
the pilot, must act very quick in
getting Into the boat. When the
steamer is reached another difficult
task lies before the pilot. The long swells
rush along the aide of the vessel with
ceaseless rapidity. Sometimes the little
cockleshell of a boat is lifted up end
brought almost in teach of the steamer's
deck, thea down she gone into the
trongh of the sea almost out of sight.
A rope ladder Y thrown over the side and
the pilot hes to watch his chance and
jump tot it la calm weather another
difficulty Y aaeountered. A pilot boat
may he several miles away from a sailing
vessel in a calm. In this case the only
way to reach the vessel is by the yawL
This is often a very dangerous and has-
*rdot. undertaking. In one instance,
which occurred several years ago, a bark
was sighted funs a pilot bout. She was
about eight mils away. There was a
deed calm, and it looked as though ft
world eenntinue. The pilot who.. tura ft
waa to bonnl determined to take his
chances. 11e started t,? its the yawl, with
no food or water, to row to the hark.
When within two'or three miles of the
vewel a breeze sprang up and the hark
0011 11 away. The Skis oa the boat sup-
posed the yawl had been picked up by the
bark sad it and tis inmates were
lett to the mercy of wind and
tide. The bream hushewed, anal night
SIAM oa. The yawl was put before the
wind and flaa4y lauded on the New Jer-
sey
ansey coed with the lees of one man.
A eerie in a pilot boat in the summer
time is very pleasant, especially it the
pilots are congenial, sad this is almost
always the cast. It le but one remove
trout a yacht cruise. Ilea Imagine the life
of • pilot its the winter. Think of She ter-
rible eufferinge of the New York pilots
during the recent brad weather, and them
fit us who are able to sit at bonne and snag
the fire will be thankful that our lot
not the lot of them brave mea.
La/as, liellbsenes yranraL
The body of the dead kaiser hes been
laid to rest, mod the empathy of the Ger-
man people -the whole world, in face -
ges out. to the sew kaiser-Eredertek 111
Prescription Drug Storer
EEDS.
THE LATEST AND BEST
OF' T-ri* SII:gSON_
Iced ('lover. Arte, Mammoth. Peavine,
I.aeeree and White Dutch.
Ttn•.otby Seen. (;chard Grass Btu.. Gratis.
Red Top. Italian Rye. gullet .,.d Huna:arias,
Perraatal Hp-, White and Black Pana.
Seed Oars. White and Itlark )Iarler and Field
Pass. Flax Seed. Linseed Heal. tail Cake sad
Cattle Food, Temp bred of ell kinds.
Massie-Mammoutl, Long Red. Iatcrtned-
Iate end Globe.
trt('a� �largrng prwaahiit,
�etBe1gian. Scarlet. *1-
Cabbage > of all kinds by the once or
pound.
Oslo• bead of all kinds Ditch Betts, Top.
tied Potato. acid a)1 kiwis of Medea Pru and
Seed
i HAV F. Ti(E
THE PRINCIPAL
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Hiatt OrYI.:, !Lt \ ocoa*a, T•
.egglen
N. WA1HIAQTON. M.D. Let.°'
Fsatarml Tbro.t and Lnng L..rreek
WILL V!SIT GODERICH, ALIN
HOTEL. APRIL 13TH, 183*,
And Once a Mor,wh Thereafter.
Drat. ssee Testate') . -t 'err\ 011ie
and T1.rwt.Catarrhwi IMdt..emeli pave
rhitiw, .take* and (:swan
of Vo:... Fare Throat, Rntw •r ov.
pt. of 1.M Nose removed.
COME EARLY.NbUUTaT
l ATA1Utllt'iltystla� Cth, p, • a„
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peru.anentl) stored b) lir,
111. tied :
al.s.hes 1/isgemw)h,
a�.t.
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Ilasimt had about Wiesen yearn et, a .knee to r . . • moo ord rl]: W r,y,a, *. tier,,. sire •
Lwrteat Near t1.ai11.a c.i .foellareek ,t..l�34KL,,...kelt1y,k.,whichtoMl
mi,,,ifs slips ..ovtty o.r:J.lb. r',:
1. re re cta be tarnl.hrd ue she. re *0141r•- ,1 .,. b, halmltt.aresa,,,a,
2. ,hal,•rsaItwith use at as ..t,tee l Ailed 3ors.1 nail' m..aiater). Thi.,utlte
MOW is tort.wt Secant (./ be • oty.dan d J.,r u..• orb. bar lb.....
.t 10.- .t.,.;:.ioJ,tl•vui'. IzLt 1-. o.a,w,.1 b•tdt�,.n� rte au...rtl..ftlte' an' 4,tl.ct.•-
fore belies db'e to ,.and e, l..,J wc.t nc • t. s,• • • • 1'..e
.
t. 1 ■o.:,et a Ito.t.lt•,f nosy., Awl..'o Al Ilia., !sound
Femme. .,.tabs:; Ilse SP.*. iaisniou, tis.: NNW ..wit, , A,
li'•'' ,w...eiad le °osis.,.-
--e '•^+sl.. sky the noow
onsNl rgwur•4. fie.' .round 1.. Mosta .Cv. "r4411,11 ,nth d. , it q•.y w, t ut n
penin for ,., iuui ...l. eery of Any sn'' •, .n tee 1' • 1 "8.
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PFttlteal \lac\ r:•,, t'... ie yl.tb1ao rad s:•neral Resp. rer •1 ". ..mit o• :,la.
Nleuu ►tir•
fry, gta0h w, RawmtH6, 't'tn,•.b{ass . nines. h•. K. mph* °Aro,- lava t o .. nr k:,w ,nano are
septan haw'. Y 1 to,, wen, ru*su tog .•ar .pettily , au 1. sec...land, 4 vunlrn.
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SPECIAL DRIVE
DRESS 0000S
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yds. Bc light at Half'their Valli.. Come and Soe Them.
ERCOATS AND L.;'DIES' MANTLES
.1T 1.1:11 TtlA\ (\tare
3. C. DEBlrr...O Co,
e :�. IItm1. - •
21000 WAN LIJ
AT THE TORONTO c:1ciH STORE, ttY THti FIRST OF WEB
Ai 1 hate detar.u.••A t., hold a
Clecxi3:10 Sarre
1 tenets Parch/we. 1 ,c i'1 Burin;..1 a ...Deis week's eel. a1 arose n,y large eat
e� tt Dry foods, Cuns a ing of
els, triesleilta. rawYeh, salt+. Dal. tied aape. teady.esatM,
Dae. laatttrd tlbiri• and wrwwere.
Met
40 INN it .,.•1 in a C. .1 ,-la+s Dry (Scads estabilehu,ect,
built/topmost". o ,,,; yule 1,• make room fur aprl U
•1t l use Meat ab•t•d►inu, lau) ,..i purer -we yourd* wooat the T -
*rat br nai.1 at neer.
y rD AM O tewnsees at • ,,.ta ow': .1 -I ., hen call irnmedietely at the
) Tt CASH STORE.
6
LARGEST AND BEST STOOL :1:::)! kl=3`
OF
FIELD AND GARDEN SEEDS
in the section. Call and examine me week
before making any other calls. 1 am bolted
to satiety you.
S. SLOtANE,
2114 The Seedsrnaa.
THE .At NNIIdL
AUCTION SALE
or
FAIR, TOWN AND VILUGE
LOTS
iN ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTY.
win beheld b the HURON LAND AGENCY
aext MARTIN'S HOTEL. WUEIi1CH,
On Thursday, the 26th of April,
nest, at one p.tn.
Retry fee, one dollar. No sale. no further
charge. R 111 be well advertised. Now is obs
time to eater. For list et lands wasted and
ter slo, Wyly to
HUIION LAND AGENCY,
JOIN KNOX, Lock Rot 121.
Dederick.
H. L. A. Auctioneer. 21114
Via S. S._"OREGON."
TWENTY PM
2 5 -
Toilet
Setts
NEW PATTERNS.
NEW SHAPES
Prices to Snit WO*
tjau AND 1111111 V1114::Lelt
NA1RN'L
Miderieb. April lr. MM. ' Hat
Tie fteremenisa at MO timer& ware meet - ere
fined with and w ENvEL0
erred with real grist ug glue • bird's
wirer of . pertain Of e►e efty of Aer-
o., .howmg this route Salm by the MU MUM..tit..
ES
bid lure.
A. /. Crlin's son. Waisasou n.
I,enrl and utr.st.
Ilea. Messier s,1 . •seta., Oat.
Yr.r, start. t;lirl:nor. Omt., atart(O,ilrts!,
lung atamding. • 1
Edi:- tierce, :;urathst►. Out„ cr.
is.
W. Pctrdia, Ont., catarrh.
Kra . Tait, \'ynrr• (•nt., catarrh bred aid
throat.
1tlfet41, jeweller and eatehtiaker, Petp.Jis.
catarrh thiost,
H. bii111. P. Y„ toroth/of. (kit., broach*
c oasumptton.
W. 1 orrr, 14q.. of Storey t Soo. Aria,
Glove nofeetarera, cured of catarrh.
Write oak llsfor'partieslars.
slat
TIT TAS
CURES
leer If'nmpleint,
seeped.
Bilouaaewt
leek Headache,
Mary Troubles.
Itheaseetteea,
Elkin histories.
and ell
of the
what.
arising
sal..
t age
1y l
woo oripleseeek *Sect sal,sate.
3E WO*
DR. HO R'S COMPOUND.
Y •erten". Geed BMs. °ties%.
OOUBH MrHB HIV.
Bold everywk.e Price. It ctc and la ca
per bottle. ••d manufeetleea.,
TUB Pell. EDiCIN1 CO.. _
Toronto. Oat.
1114r50
• 'OM FOftTINO.
BRF
B •thorough.
kers witch Rovers
and 'nitride.. end 1,
Ms dee properties. of .
=has presided en,
tele flavored br
us many beery do.
too )arlicbws use
diet that • emotion.,
bilk any own *omit e
tendency to disease.
isedies are floating a
tack wherever there M
may escape moray • W.,
ovw.lves well fortified ani
Waverly a•wrlahed
tMo ft.
Made simply with bele
cal In leets y
JAM ID 411. Oa.
teem• 2, E
ST.
•greeetf the natured
ranleis of dignities
etutt ap Beatles e,f
1 Yr
note *Me
"lt Wasave
bells. 11 la br
h articles of
y be gradually
to reale ay
deeds of lobe&
no ready to at
poles. We
hmbM ns
awl
(' ill ',4.
in
egeto c
lilt
SPRING GODS
DAH.? AMRlYl
5.f lY/Pt
TIC T &II ,
- • legs sasertwaeat of Weiss& ler
GEITIJEIEIFS 3ITZ
fIM hessd. p/ i iri ale r=kge4 Wesel
as. ase too Rank sf Ysaeeea.
dill.' els 3V GZ math..
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+r,dr`o/==SCa\T
Cyt., tutual to . tit, I Lig :cave,
` • e lata' Was or p:kt (.veers at j
lamidi; and to + mato ' hat, the l.usi will hereafte.
tarried on by me at, tate'.1, wild. i ' 4'1.1 to carry
FULL SHEL`i 1, AR7W
:aid in every line in salt .leaf 1 ;\•,11 lux• tJinv aim to
have a full a-otortment. New gooks constantly arriving, toil
goods not in (stock order A at sLor' roti(••.
'The pnlblie't obs•,Ilf.nt
21't--
J814I1 15 MIS,
e
ABRAHAM 3
IS oYri ttiNti 8PBCIAI BARGAIN, IN
CLOTHING.
I want yon all to reel •tell t' by, ?Sow, aka holi,;aya sad 4.1-00444111, mpg -nest -
we COMM dowrm t• bed,seik, ` 1 ani ring :e the public the largest steak WI
THE BEST STObir OP OLOTIIING
IN YC -STERN CANADA, AT THE me es.Rrams.
The MCOk� weld d will of °hands. the pulite*DM out tn - toe • •3 aa Tor ait
1 take this surrounding cele'
try for past raven, and solicit • neatinuation,
MI6
Oodertcb, Jae. s, net.
A. SMITH.
THE P'INICt3T
MILLINERY!
"--0451 1•• MAD AT rpm -
WEST STREET MPORIU/.
A. 3. WILKINSON.
FLOUR!
FLOUR!
The new full Roller Mills at Port Alpert using the
L.ATEBT & BEST MACHINERY
will be 'vanish about the nth of February.
day invited to giver them a trial.
CIPEOP'PINO. 2,O1sTiE3 1317-E.1‘4' DAY.
Farmers roe
JAMES ILiECAMI, Proprietor.
rs,i' At..