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The true northerner., 1881-07-01
MISTAKEN FOR A HIGHWAY

A stalwart, but tired-lOOklng, horse
man was riding toward the village of
Messy Brook, at the close of sultry
afternoon last summer, as fast as the
jaded bay mare he bestrode could lessen
the distance. His face was handsome,
but he wore an anxious expression, and
he stared about the country, as he rode
on, with the air of stranger In those
parts. His dusty feet, his pale visage
and the foreign cut of his apparel, with
the watchfulness of his manner, would
have led any observer to consider him
one who had travelled far that day, and
who was not only from foreign coun-
try, but laboring under some deep dis
tress of mind, sorrow or fear-perhaps
remorse.
AS he climbed the hill which looked
down upon the village, his face bright
ened somewhat.
"Thank heaven there shall find a
few hours rest AMI refreshment for N.Y.
self and this exhausted beast, he NUT
tered. And the mare pricked up her
ears as she saw the village and heard his
voice, and fastened her pace, as if she
knew her riders intention.
"Care for her well, F" said the stranger
to the hostler, as he alighted. 81 am
TO sup and sleep few hours. and at 10
tonight have her ready saddled at the
door +; for i am in great haste to con-
tinue my journey, and must then de-
part"
The hostler promised, and the stran-
ger, after eating hearty supper, retired
TO rest.
Having well bestowed the mare, the
hostler flung himself down before the
stable door, and, considering that he
had as much right to rest as any other
man or beast in free country, went to
sleep himself.
Whether he had worked or drank too
much that day, certain it was that he
oversight his time; and when he started
up and hastily saddled the mare upon
which the stranger was TO continue his
way it was IL o'clock and pitch-dark.
As the stranger, also, had oversight
his hour, he did not so much blame the
hostler, but paid mis- bill, mounted
quickly and rode off, making no answer
TO the remark of the man that there
would he q heavy storm before morning,
as the clouds were already black and
threatening.
"Vaiuable information " sneered the
traveller, as the mare made unusually
quick time over the road. "Couldn't
see for myself? Had ] not been in haste
TO get at the end of my journey, I
should not, of course, have gone on be-
fore morning, after forty miles of travel
under summer sun. The deuce is in
my luck, to be roasted by day and half
drowned by night, as this approaching
storm seems to forebode. Hal what a
vivid flash Thetempest is coming SOON
or than expected. How fast the mare
goes ! A few hours have worked wonders
with her; or, perhaps, instinct bids her
speed to escape the tempest, if possible. "
A heavy crash of thunder, just then,
startled both horse and horseman-the
opening cannonade Of the elemental bat
tie which was soon to sweep furiously
around them.
"She has been over-fed, or she is very
The true northerner., 1881-07-01
Department: !:
I,s..I. Ix.x.n.I 80.

In nll 296, 900, 600 acres of the public
domain, equal to all of New England.
New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Ma.
ryland. Ohio and Indiana.
The true northerner., 1881-07-01

1t will be seen by this table that while
the older of the coal-producjng States,
like Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois,
have about doubled their output, the
newer States like Iowa, Kansas and Ne
braska have increased their production
ten and twenty fold.
The consumption of coal at Pittsburgh
for 1880 is about 100000 bushels !;
New York, 5,25O,0OO. The receipts Of
coal at Chicago were 1855, 74S tons; ST.
Louis, 1,675,0OO tons; New Orleans,
3,l87,400 tons Cincinnati, 1877, 23O
tons Cleveland, 1,750, 900 tons.
The United States stands next to
Great Britain as coal-producing coun-
try, but, while Great Britain exported
Is, 7O2, ,551 tons last year, the United
States exported GA, 900 tons, more than
half of this going 10 Canada.
The true northerner., 1881-07-01

topple over. He refused To go away,
because the ground belonged to the CITY,
and he, as citizen, had right to he
there. He had hardly finished speaking
when he was instantly killed by the pole
falling upon his head and left shoulder.
But he stood up for his rights to the
very last moment
The true northerner., 1881-07-01

By WILL M. CARLETON.

BY WILL NJ. CARLETON.
Wake up, wifei-the black cloak of Night begins to
fade,
And far in the east tho Morning his kitchen ro has
made;
And he is heating red-hot his stove OF iron-gray,
And stars are winkng and blinking before tho light
o. day.
Mind you what was dom, just ffty years agone?
Brushin' my Sunday rament an putin my oost
looks on;
clothin' myself in courage, so my fright would
An my coward heart within, the while, was pound
Ing to get free.
Ten mile wood an bramble, an three mile neid an
In the cold smile of morning walked to marry you;
No horse had but my wishes-no pilot but star;
I,ut my boyish heart 1t fsncied it heard you from
afar.
So through the woods hurried, an through the
grass an dew,
An little thought o. tring the whoie Oh my jour
Things nc'er before nor after do so q man rejoice
As on the day he marres the woman OF his choice.
And then our country wedding-brimful o. grief
an glee,
With every one a-pettn an jodn' you an me;
The good cheer went and came, wife, as 1t some
When clouds have chased each other across the
summer SUM-
There your old father, dressed up in weddin'
shape,
With all the homespun inery that he could rake an
And your dear-hearted mother, the sunlight Of
whose smile
Shone through the showers OF tear-drops that
stormed her face the while;
Also your sisters an brothers, who hardly seemed to
How they could scare up courage to let their
sister go;
An cousins an school-house comrades, dressed up
With one of them a-sulkin because 1t wasn't him;
An there was the good old parson, his neck all
dressed in white,
A bunch o. texts in his lett eye hymn-book in his
right;
An the parsons virgin daughter, plain an severely
Who hoped we should be happy, but wasn't exactly
sure;
And there was the victuas, seasoned with kind re-
CARDS an love,
And holly wreaths, with breastpns of rubies, up
above;
things could be,
An there was the world before U.S. and thero was
you and me.
Wake up, wife! that god-bird, the sun, has come in
sight,
And on a tree-top perches to take his daily fight.
lie ia not old and feeble, an he will sail away.
As he has done 30 often since fifty years to-day.
You know there's company comlnS-our uauBhtors
an our sons:
There's John, and james, and Lucy, an al their lit
tie ones;
And Jennie, she win be here, who in her grave doth
lie
Crowded company can come from out the
sky)
And SAM am not certain ne will come not |;
They say he is black sheep-the widest of the
lot.
Before sons dishonor, fathers love stands
dumb;
But still, somehow or other, hopo that Sam will
come
The tree bends down its branches to its children
from above
The son is Lord of the father, and rules him with
his love-
And he will eer be longed for, though far they be
apart,
For the drop of blood he carries that from the
fathers heart
Wake you, wife the loud sun has reused the sweet
Daylight,
And she has dressed herself up in red and yellow
and white;
She has dressed herself for u.s. wfe-for weddin'
day once cemore-
And my soul to-day is younger than ever it was be
fore.
The true northerner., 1881-07-01

Qence.
"But we know his mare and that's
her. sure as snakes. He left here, where
he lives, yes'd'y forenoon on her back,
and you must have met him else how
came you by his horse?
[ have ridden her about 900 miles, and
so she couldn't well have been here
yesterday" replied the stranger, vexed
ut the suspicious g'a 'an"es which were cast
upon him, and attributing them to the
insolence which solid exterior some
times invites from the low-minded.
Without staying TO hear their replies,
he turned his back suddenly upon them
and proceeded to the barn, where he
took from the saddle a large leathern
pocket-book, and, concealing it about
his person, returned to the house.
"I had forgotten that" he reflected.
Without money / might indeed give
cause for suspicion.
A boy in the barn had noticed this
act, and, hearing that the man was a
suspected horse thief, he ran in and told
the landlord.
Suspicion now increased against the
stranger. Why didn't he tell straight
story? Where did he get the wound on
his head Why did he falsity about the
marep Why was he 80 close minded
Amos Dunbar, was widely known as n
wealthy man, and his favorite mare,
julie. was equally well known to the viii
lage: He had ridden away with her the
day before, with large sum of money.
Now, stranger had come back with
her, pretending not to have seen him.
What did all this mean?
The landlord sent at once for Mrs.
The true northerner., 1881-07-01
Would Have His Rights.

There is nothing like standing up for
your rights. A man in Chicago was
watching the circus men put up tent,
and was warned that it was dangerous
to be near, rs the poles were liable to
The true northerner., 1881-07-01

A SCIENTIFIC man has discovered that
the offensive odor of the human foot is
caused by the development of an insect,
which he names "bacterium fDtidum."
The true northerner., 1881-07-01
The Railroad Empire.

In the ten years from 1862 to 1871,
inclusive, the following grants of land
were made to railroad corporations. ac-
cording to the records of the Interior
nepa rfment
The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-11-02

In addition to the two scathing articles which
have appeared in the Wasp, there is most vigor-
Gus attack upon NJ h De Young, in the shape of
poem, The Lifted Finger, from the pen of Mr.
A. G. Bierce. 1t is a singing and fearless piece
of personal satire. 1t made quite sensation in
San Francisco, and though extra edition of
1900 was printed, every copy of the Wasp was
sold by 10 O'Clock in the morning 1t is said that
De Young has threatened to shoot Bierce: further
developments by next mail probably. We have
only space to give short extract:
''The Chronicle did great public service in whip
ping La Grange and his fellowrascals out Of office
M II. De YoH,lg's Newspaper"
What, you whip rasealsl-yog, whose gutter blood
Bears. IN its dark. dishonorable food,
Enough OF pTison-brds' prolific germs
To serve a whole eternity Of ternsl
You for whose back the rods and cUdgels strove
Ere yet the az had hewn them from the grover
For whose admonishment all boots compete
Before they're fitted to indignant feetf
You, the lie Young that shines with splendor brave
By phosphorescence from another's grave
Till now unknown by any chance or luck,
E'en tothe hearts at which ycu feebly strucki
You whip rascal ont OF oficeEyoH
Whose leadleSs weapon once ignObly blew
Iis smoke in six directions TO assert
Your lack of appetite for others dirt
The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-11-02

A SERIES of sensational articles have
been published in the San Francisco
Chronicle, which are positive disgrace to
Journalism; under themost ingenious head
lines are published a series OF
charges against every resident on the
Sandwich Islands. If the Chronicle is to be
believed. there are no men with honorable
feelings, there are no women that are pure
in our midst. 1t is needles to recapitulate
the statements which have been made,
nay, more, it is impossible to reprint some
of them, they are too vile. How a paper
which has any respect for itself can allow
such articles to be printed, we cannot
imagine; such infamous charges based
upon such discreditable witnesses could
never appear in the columns of any paper
that respected itself. Looking over the
pages of the Merchant, we see that 1t has
espoused our cause with some effect. The
editor of the Merchant, accompanied by
the editor of the Portuguese paper pub
lished in San Francisco, visited one OF the
Chronioles witnesses and found that the
alleged statements of Antonio Ascension,
published in that paper, were totally at
variance with what were the facts as
given to Mr.. Bell The conversation
printed in the Merchant bears the stamp of
truth upon it. The man expresses him
self as dissatisfied, but at the same time
SAYS he was humanely treated, he never
ran away, he never was in Hilo; he never
was starved, and so on through the whole
catalogue of charges. Two very able ar
ticles have also appeared in the Wasp, de-
Tending the islands vigorously, SO that we
have not. lacked friends. Mr.. Spreckels,
in consequence of the article, intends to
bring an action fer libel, damages 100000.
The Chronicle has continued the attack on the
Islands generally lly-it mikes up sugar plant
ers, clergymen and business men who have
no connection with sugar plantations:
among others, it gibbets Father Damon as
an oppressor and slave holder, and Mr..
j. 7. Waterhouse as another.
OF course it is very evident what the
Chronicle is after; it is very clear case of
black mail; few thousand dollars judi
ciously expended would render that paper,
if not an advocate, at least moderately
friendly to the Islands. But such policy
would be but inviting further attacks from
other papers: the matter has really to be
met and fought. The articles have done
serious harm to the business interests OF
the place; they have gone further, for they
have been blow at the Independence of
the group. The best way to meet this
charge of wholesale slavery is perhaps by
appointing a committee of men uncon-
nected with plantations, whose position
put them above suspicion of being bought;
let them visit the plantations and make
report; this report to be given the very
widest publicity possible. In some way or
other the matter has to be met; it must
rest with the Government and the planters
to find the means. 1t is subject which
must give any one, who has the interest of
the Islands at heart, great cause for anx-
iety. We shall look forward with consid-
erable interest to see what steps are taken.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-11-02
Reception AZ AIiioinni Hale:

On Monday the s1st ult., at u NJ, His Majesty
the King held reception at Aliiolani Hale, on
which occasion, His EKcellency w. L. Green, Min
lister Of Foreign Affairs presented to His
Majesty, Rear Admiral Aslambegof, commanding
II. l. r. NJ ships in the Pacific. who presented to
His Majesty the following officers of II. l. NJ.
flagship Afrika II. /. NJ. S. PiosfoEN, and
II. L N. S. TestHit Captain, p. A. Polansky,
Il. L NJ. S. Plasfom Captain POuzillo
b. ]. NJ. S. Vesfnik; Captain z. Alexeief,
H'I. NJ. S. AJrikai Flag Lieutenant B. Fried
ericks Lieutenants, W. Schulls, A. Sorasoh, V.
PoIevoy, Tn. Drizenlo, n. Masaedrof, Strahl-
born; Sub-Lieutenant, E. Egermann, Prince
Poutiatine and gunner Egorof, His
Majesty the King was attended on this occa-
sion by His ExceIlency ]. o. Dominis, Honorable
A. S. Cleghorn, Their Ezcellencies W. L. Green.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, II. A. P. Carter,
Minister of Interior j. S. Walker, Minister of Fl
nance and W. N. Armstrong, Attorney General,
Honorable A. F. Judd, First Associate Justice
Honorable L. McCully, Second Associate Justice
Col. C. II. Judd, H. Ms. Chamberlin, Honorables
C. R. Bishop, p Kanoa, J. NJ. KApena, S. K. Kani,
j. Moansuli, S. NJ. Castle G. Rhodes. ]. E. Rush,
E. o. Hall, W. ]. Smith, w. C. Parke, J. A. Cum
minis, W. P. Wood, n. A. widemann, K. Stirling,
d. Kahanu; NJ. Kuaea, NJ. Mahuka, W. Buckle,
and w. NJ. Gibson Colonels, w. T. Allen, Curtis
p. Isukea, ]. h. Boyd. and MajorRosa.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-11-02

To Article 81 Of the Constitution granted by KAmeha
mehS v the Goth day Ct August A. D. 1861 in accord
hnce with Article 80 OF said Constitution
Section That Article 81 OF the Constitution granted
by HE Majesty KamehamehH v the Goth day Of Au-
gust 1864 be and the s hereby amended in Hccor
dance with Article 80 OF said Constitution by striking
cut the words five hundred and by substituting there
fore the words two thousand and by striking out the
words two hundred and fifty and substituting there
for the words one thousand" that the Article
shall read as follows.
Article sl No person shall be eligible for Repre-
sentative OF the people who s insane idiot; nor
unless he be male subject Of the Kingdom, who shall
have arrived at the full age Of twentyone years, who
shall know how 10 read and write who shall understand
accounts and shall have been domiciled in the King
for least three year. the Of which shall be
the year Immediately preceding his election and who
shall own real estate within the Kingdom Of clear
vnue over and above all Membranes OF least
thousand dollars, who shall have annual income
OF at least one thousand dollars derived from any
property or some lawful employment"
hereby certify that the foregoing Bill passed its
hird reading in the Legislative Assembly OF the Ha
waiian Islands on the eta day Of August A. D. 1880.
JAMES N. MoNSARRAT,
B71 81 3m Secretary.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-11-02
The Hawaiian Post-Ofaoo system.

EDITOR GAzETTE:-Ibeg TO call attention through
your columns to the present defective postal ar
rangements between Hawaii and Europe, in con-
sequence of which letters from the Hawaiian Is
lands are not infrequen8ly delivered several days
later than the Australian and New Zealand letters
reaching San Francisco by the same mail packet.
For instance, l received New Zealand letter by
the forenoon delivery of Saturday, 2ith Of Sep
tember, several letters from the Hawaiian Islands
by the afternoon delivery of the 18th, another on
the 9th, and another on the 18th, as their post
marks testify. On previous occasion, being
struck with this anomaly, enclosed the several
envelopes to the English Postmaster-General and
requested an explanation which he regretted his
inability to give but with that readiness TO obige,
SO commendable feature in British Post-ofics
management, he made special inquiry into the
matter through the United States Post-ofiice
authoritits, and ascertained through them that
while all letters from the Australian and New
ZealIand Colonies were sorted in the Pacific mail
packets by Post-office officials ON board each for
the express purpose Letters from the Hawaiian
Islands are delivered at San Francisco in bulk,
necessitafing considerable detention Ehlle being
sorted there, that they are rarely delivered IN
England simultaneously with the Colonial mails
as they ought to be.
The simple remedy for this vexatious state Of
matters is, either for the Hawaiian Government to
make special arrangements for their letters being
sorted Between Honolulu and San Francisco, or
if this be inadmissibIe, 10 have ell letter. for
Europe enclosed in special bags TO be forwarded At
once from San Francisco along with the Colonial
mails for Britain, etc. am Eirs yours
JoHz PuEyIs, st. Andrews, Scotland.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-11-02
Letter from tho Atsorn.y General.

HONOLULU, October 30th, 1881.
EDrToR GAZETTE - The Advertiser published in
its issue of Sept. 10th, letter purporting 10 be
written by me to the Bsrliner zsifsog, IN Germany.
No such letter has been written by me. did
write letter in the English language, to the editor
Of the BerlfHsr zeifng who had it translated into
German, but the publication in the Advertiser is
not that letter. There are similar passages in the
two letters, but that Published IN the Advertiser
contains interpretations and additions to which my
name was not put
While in England and on the continent, para
graph, unfortunately, appeared in the English
papers first. and in the Continental papers after
wards, stating that His Majesty was very anxious
to obtain emiorants to his kingdom. and that he
was willing to "give lucrative Offices to those de-
sirous of leaving The consequence was. a vast
and most annoying correspondence followed. His
Majesty's Consul in London, Manley Hopkins,
finally litographed answers to those applicants In
Germany, especially the applications were numer-
Gus, and even in person. Piano-forts manufac-
turers soldiers, teachers hardware manufacturers,
lager beer bottlers, cotton spinners-ail of these
out of employment, were anxious to emigrate, but
in every case desired His Majesty to furnish
money for the passage, and wished to be guaran-
teed Situation after arrival. The editor of the
Bsrfiner Zeifang, on the last day of His Maiesty's
stay in Berlin applied for information. I replied
in writing stating generally that the real needs of
the Islands were for laborers on the sugar planta-
tions, and that there were comparatively few op-
portunites for the artisan and other classes This
letter was delivered just before His Majesty's de-
parture for Vienna; knowing also that in popu-
lation of $1,000 the trades and occupations of
many Of those applying would meet with scanty,
if any relief, I advised them to think twice be-
fore leaving home. In several instances was
consulted by men who proposed for emigration,
large bodies of men from the farming class but
the preliminary condition exacted by these men
was that large tracts of government or public
land should be granted to them, and in addition,
financial aid be given. These applicants was
compelled to discourage, my own experience in
emigration matters is that the "scum" of peo-
pie are the first generally to emiRrate, but that
tact, and thoroughly organized plan.
The letter published in the A1peytiser makes me
say "that there is no appeal to law in this
country" Anyone at all interested in getting at
the truth, would have said instantly that no man,
especially an Attorney General. would utter a
falsehood, which would surely rscoil on him with
disgrace. From my experience in the translation
of English into German, in Berlin, conclude that
the translation of my letter made by utterly
incompetent interpreter, or that the translator
from the German into English was equally in
competent, or that willfully wrong translation
was somewhere made. W. N. ARMSTRONG.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-11-02
APrnno.nd Amendment.

To Article Sc Of the Constitution granted by His Ma
josty Kamchameha V, the 2Oth day Of August A. D.
1865 amended and approved the 18th day Of May
A. d. 1865 according 10 Article 30 OF the Constitution
That Article Sc OF the Constitution be and the same
80 hereby amended to read as follows:
Section Sc. The Representatives shall receive for
their services compensation to be hsoertained by law,
and paid the Public Treasury but increase Of
compensation shal take ,ect during the year in which
il shall have been made; and no law shall be passed
increasing the compensation OF said Representatives
beyond the sum OF Five hundred Dollars for each
Session"
thereby certify the foregoing Bill passed its third
reading in the Legislative Assembly OF the Hawaiian
Islands on the 9Th day of July A. d. 1851.
JAMES N. MoNsARRAT,
s7TGl3m Secretary,