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Show YANKEES FULL OF CURIOSITY. Visitors to War Sii Show t!io tirsat jN;Lt2on:d Cli irnctor s'.ic. Whenever a ship of the United States is anchored in an American harbor, says the Washington Star, the oiheers are sure that they will have to serve . l!v.: purpose of the curiosity seekers. "The threat American pebluv' said one of Uncle Sam's noble seamen 11"' other day. '"is lrdly aware that it ov 'is ils share of a batlJe ship (;r a. ;Tiinl)oett, and it intends to have the wnrl h of Us money when an opportunity oifcr.-." It ; is clai:i;eit by the fsiiieevs -that ih-y do not object to allowing perii-'tis wito desire de-sire to see a man-of-war to w;;iel r over Die ship and see what it ;s like, but tliey do oiiject lo the curiosity oi" some persons who insist i;i coming into the wardroom and oin.throeb lleer call-ins call-ins and all their private r!h "Is. as if they ow ned tliose arlicies as wvW as 1 he ship. San Dieo, C;ib. is :-;ii! b: be ll'.e plnce most abh'''rrcd by oliict"' . on account ac-count of cariosity seekers. M;;e of them said 1 licit a man could not be down in his cabin and fret the sic; p n- ee-siry to stand watch wbhout bemo- ousrd out with chc e::'.'h: -nation: "r!i here's one of "em. and he's nsh'cn. T'-'ir' and look. e-irls.'; At other times 1:a '"'owd would e-e.dmr around the sky '. over the v'ardroo:n a e.d wateh I lie ofeeers at menls. laakinir sr.cii ecmmcnls a.:- tiiey e):osen tlie appearance of the it i end ; what they wc re cu ' i;r, ;: t f tr.ev:;:'i j been a pa r' c-f a j:r.-7ia;-evi' i la.it :tt jst ! he en fed. '"Save r.s from rhbr:; ai a)je::or ; at ;ni Dk ,o.'! .-ay the eihe.''-; "I'ol.av.' ! been there. |