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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-08-18

he takes = piece Of broken GheII.
peels the roots, and takes . few on
piece OF huge log, followed out
sightly IN the center, and sittine down
oes-legged before it, commences his
work The kalo must be pounded up
INTO one smoothe, sticky mass: for this
purpose he uses q rounded rock. the
bottom OF which is convex, and about
q big around as q saucer, with q small
upright handle surmounted by knob,
weighing about four pounds. Pound,
slap, pound, slap. The pound on the
kalo, the slap made by the wet left
hand, which thus keeps the face of the
rock wet, SO that it will not adhere to
the mass, for SO excessively viscid is il
that it has to be constantly wetted.
water being often thrown on the board
also to prevent it sticking. And nowit
begins to look something like q large
batch of dough, only that it is of
grayish-blue color. This stiff, sticky
mass is ready now for the huge Gala
bash which the old lady is bringing out
to receive it.
DO you know what native calabash
Is? Never mind now about that, we
Will find out all about them when we
talk over the ancient customs of the
Hawaiians. 1t is this kalo poi which
now interests us. Tomorrow it can be
thinned up with water and eaten, but Il
will not be good, for it has only risen OF
fermented through the night, and is too
new; two or three days will find it Just
pleasantly sour, and delicious with fat
beet, dried fish, or roast chicken; it also
makes the best adhesive paste In the
world, it is 30 rich in glutin. While he
watched the heavy pound, slap, pound,
slap movement of the old natives arm,
we listened to the stories of this same
poi. How that the wife of Kamehameha
!. was so enormously fat and so tire
lazy that she would not do
her own eating, but she was fed while
lying down by her attendants, who
poured the soft, glutinous stuff down
her own throat in one continuous stream
until her appetite was satisfied.
You remember how dexterous every
native is in the manner of eating his
poi, which he takes up in his two front
fingers, usually, giving it quick flip
and twirl and then popping it into his
mouth. And as the hour approaches
for the native meal and you see the
women bring out the family calabash,
with few dried fish, or perhaps raw
ones, as an accompaniment, memories
of other such meals, in which the con-
slant smackirg and sucking of fingers,
making series of small reports, crowd
upon your perhaps delicate digestive
organs, and you politely decline the
cordial invitation to "ai hui (eat to-
gether), and wend your way home in
the cool twiight.-SaH Lake Womara's
Exponent.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-08-18

daston, the committee at onca voA.d
that Bronte should die. Thu r;ner.
turned out en- masse and mustared -
the number of 200. Turning the corner
OF Q street suddenly, the head of the col
umn came upon Bronte and his partv.
Bronte was sobered in an instant. He
saw the hopelessness of resistance and
crossing the street to where Judge Gas
ton was, he apologized handsomely to
the Judge, saying he would go home
and give no more trouble. It was too
late; the miners took him into custody.
He submitted quietly. enough, but cried
Like child when informed that he must
die.
A court after the fashion of miners
was organized, and some speeches
made; then the whole body, acting as
jury, voted on the question of what
should be done with the prisoner. The
answer was almost unanimous, Hang
him"
Bronte was then led forth to execution.
He asked that he might be allowed to
see his wife before he died and although
it seemed hard to refuse such request,
the committee, knowing the kind of
woman Mrs. Bronte was, deemed it best
he should hang without seeing her.
When Bronte heard this decision he
cried out: my wife, my wife! Ny
God, my God must I die without see
ing you?" His entreaties to see his
wife were pitiable, but his requests were
firmly denied, and he was told if he had
any business, to arrange it at once, and
then rope was thrown around limb
of q tree and moose made at the end of
it. Bronte was then told to mount on
q box. Everything being in readiness
the Judge gave the command, @Men, do
your duty!' The box was kicked from
under Bronte's feet, and he hung dam
Cling by the neck. He died almost in
stantly, and, after hanging fifteen min
utes, was cut down and his body carried
over to the hotel and decently laid out
in darkened room. Hardly had his
Limbs been Strengthened on the cooling
board before the unfortunate companion
of his life arrived. Her grief was heart
rendering and gave evidence of the
depth and sincerity of her attachment
to the desperate. Bronte was buried
at San Diego, and so ended his des-
perate life. The story has, over and
over again, been told me by people who
knew Bronte well and saw him hanged,
and I believe it is correct in every par
ticular as have related it.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-08-18
Diamonds Guarded Ingeni0usly.

When the French Crown jewels were
sold by auction last season it is well
known that the finest and most his
torical of the gems, including the IA
nous Regent" diamond. were reserved,
and these may now be seen in the
Louvre in the gallery called after the
well-known statue of Apollo, which is
such prominent object in it. Before
these priceless gems were exposed,
however, committee of skilled
officials and experts are appointed in
order to decide on some plan of render
ing their loss by theft virtually impossi-
BILE. And this is what the committee
decided upon. The jewels are exhibited
in showcase, the glass plates of which
are exceptionally thick and the iron
framework of which is abnormally
strong, and an attendant has been ap-
pointed to specially keep watch over
the precious exhibit all day long.
Should he have the slightest cause to
suspect any visitor or visitors he has
only to touch button easily within
his reach, whereupon the glass case
promptly disappears from view and
sinks into special reconstructed shaft,
over the top of which the same auto
matte machinery causes thick covers,
formed of thick metal plates, to close
with q sharp snap. The ingenuity dis
played in carrying out this plan Is re-
markable, and the fact that tho clock
work apparatus has cost close upon E80O
Will convey some idea of its complicated
character. Figaro.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-08-18
Didn't Like His HumOr.

Prankish Man Ito wifeel wonder
what could have given me such . coldf
It surely wasn't coming out too soon
after taking Turkish bath.
Wife That's just exactly what itwas.
wy, you ought to have more sense than
to act that way.
Mani don't think it was the Turkish
bath.
Wife-But I know it was.
Man-But I am confident It was NOT,
for, you see, I have never taken Turk
ish bath.
Wife-I don't know about that, but I
do know one thing. You've got less
sense than any man I ever saw.
Man-Why, Mary, I just wanted to
be little humorous.
Wife-Well, then, why didn't you be?
To be humorous il to be pleasant, and
if you had wanted to be pleasant you
would simply have said 81 know that
Turkish bath couldn't have given me
this cold, for ] have not taken one."
Then, having arrived ct . perfect nm
Demanding, We could have talked Of
something else.-Arkasssaso Traveller.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-08-18
The Hill and Stephens Quarrel.

was discoursing with an old Geor-
gian, school-mate whom I had not
seen for forty yeas, and I let him do
most all the talking and could read his
emotions as he spoke of his old home,
and of Ben Hill, and the Farrels, and
Judge Bull, and Bingham, and Bacon,
and Ridley. He said he was in the
courthouse at La Grange and Ben Hill
was sitting near him, when Thomas w.
Thomas came in and handed Mr.. Hill
q letter. That letter contained q cha1-
lenge from Alex. Stephens to fight q
duel. Mr.. Hill read it, but did not ex-
hibit the slightest embarrassment or ex-
element. He was engaged In the case
at bar, and, putting the letter in his
pocket, attended to the case and made
an admirable argument and gained the
case. Then he took my friend by the
arm and asked him to go with him to
his Office. There he showed him the
challenge and remarked: "Of course I
will not-I cannot fight Mr.. Stephens.
Ny whole nature is shocked at it. It is
horrible barbarity and proves nothing.
I will decline and publish my reasons"
The next morning he showed his reply
to my friend. It was copied and APP
proved by him and some other personal
friends; both Wings and Democrats In
dorsed it heartily. That whitening reply
that unanswerable rebuke is still fresh
in the memories of Georgians, and did
more to abolish the code of honor than
had been done in half a century. Mr..
Stephens published Mr.. Hill Is . cow
ard, but It amounted to nothing. Mr..
Hill continued to advance in popularity
and lost nothing in friends or renown.
Mr.. Stephens had in public speech
spoken of the Know-N Nothing party
leaders astraitors to their country, and
Mr.. Hill replied by saying that the
parallel was ON the other side; that the
Wing party had for many years
showered its honors and its fsvors upon
Mr.. Stephens, and now he had turned
from it and betrayed it like Judas Iscariot
did his Lord and Master, and the only
difference was that Judas repented and
hanged himself; but he was sorry to
say that Mr.. Stephens was still unre-
pentant and unhanged. For this lam
guage Mr.. Stephens challenged him
Bin Arp, in atlanta Constitution.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-08-18
Got Stuck.

A Savannah lady who was endeavor-
ing to raise flock of young chickens
found the whole brood IN bad fix the
other day. With the advent Of warm
weather she had recourse to Ay-paper
to catch the flies that swarm In her
kitchen and accidentally she left IN
open sheeton the ground IN the yard.
A little infant spring rooster IN his
peregrinations happened to walk on Il,
and, IN slang parlance, got stuck. :
His brother came along to investigate
the trouble and he got stuck; the old
hen came to the rescue, but she could
do nothing. The rest Of the chicks
focked around until nearly al were
sticking fast upon the paper. They
were rescued from their ridicul0us pro-
dicament with great difficulty.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-08-18
How to Make Well.Bred Men.

Education in the practice of funda-
mental principles of right breeding
should begin in childhood. The boy
who is taught from the time he dons
his first knickerbockers, and even
earlier, to rise when his mother, to him
the First Lady in the Realm, enters
the room, and remain standing until
she has taken the chair he offers, or Sc
lected one for herself; to rise when re-
ceiving anything from her hand; who is
reprimanded when he passes between
two people who are conversing together,
or between any one and the fire, or
walks out of door before the ladies
of the company, who are moving in the
same direction as himself who is taught
to raise his hat in the street, and do
without it at home, will escape impale-
ment on any of the horns specified by
our hostess. A quick eye and ready
adaptation to the social latitude in
which he finds himself will carry
him safely through the mazes Of fash
ionable life, the usages and bylaws of
which are constructed upon the rudi-
ments he has already mastered. His
SOOO DreeOmS may DC 50 quetly
evinced as to attract so little attention
in circles where the observance of the
bylaws is almost universal. Just as q
well-bred woman scarcely notices that
her escort in the street raises his hat to
ever man that bows to her, whether &C
quainted with him or not If the pass
ing acknowledgement of the courtesy
shown to her is omitted by him, she is
amazed and angered, and probably de-
clines future invitations that might
lead to REPETITION of the annoyance.
That man carries his food to his mouth
with fork does not deserve passing
thought. When he delegates the Office
to his knife, shock runs through the
whole body cornwall.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-08-18
In the Tenquin Delta.

The delta Is not, as might be sup
posed, q flat swamp covered with q
reedy jungle, but large level area,
intersected by the arms of the Red
River, covered with rice fields, groves
of bamboo and orchards of the betel-
nut palm, which give it . singularly
picturesque appearance; dotted with
villages and bordered by ranges of low
serated hills, which close it round like
q framework. On the south bank of
these larger arms, just where it is in
tersected by smaller channel, stands
Haiphong. The ground is low, and at
spring tides partially overAowed, Q
drawback which will be in measure
remedied by raising the general level
of the site. This process is going on
slowly over considerable area. The
streets, which have been laid out regu-
larry, are already at the proper level,
but the intervening blocks are as yet
mere rectangular lakes of water, sur
rounded constantly by wretched Ana
mite women and girls -raking them
for the Shiny seaweed. The mud bank
along the water front is being excavated
by means peculiarly primitive and
oriental. Here may be seen any day
from one to several hundred Anamite
coolies, standing in line knee-deep in
the ooze, the one furthest from the
bank picking up in his hands mass of
stiff mud and clay, handing it to the
one next to him, who passes it along
until it is at last deposited on solid
ground. The work is superintended
by petty French official, assisted by
two or three half European Anamites,
through whom he imparts his orders.
The manner of doing this work is typi-
cal of the wretchedness of the native
population of Haiphong. In China the
burden-bearing coolies who fill the
streets are always men. In Anam they
are Oftener women, or even girls, the
latter being sometimes mere children.
The streets that are finished are solid
and handsome. thanks to soil well
adapted to the purpose. The resi-
dences are sometimes of the bungalow
style, or two-story, with verandas like
those elsewhere in the foreign settle
ments in the East. There are already
enough of them to give a European air
to the city seen from the river. It ex-
tends along the main stream for nearly
a mile, and for somewhat greater dis
lance along the smaller branch, the ma
tive town, which contains about fifteen
thousand inhabitants, living in houses
flimsily constructed of bamboo mating,
continuing beyond and finally ending
in some dirty struggling huts among
groves of palm.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-08-18
A Prophecy.

The Pueblo Indians, a peaceable, or
derly, and Industrious race of people,
who have inhabited the valleys and
plains of New Mexico for nobody knows
how many centuries, have tradition
among them that has been handed down
from remote ages, and which, as related
to us by an old man of the tribe, is sub
stantially as follows: "The great pro-
phet told our fathers that after many
ages the white man would come from
the land of the sunrise and would de-
stroy our burro trails and make in their
stead long roads of iron, which should
have neither beginning nor end
ing, and upon these he should ride in
great wagons of fire, enveloped in clouds
of smoke and followed by rumbling
thunders. And when this should come
to pass, he said, we should know it was
q sign from Dios that the rains should
come in the spring and early summer
and the corn should grow without the
acequia, that the arid plains should put
forth grass, and flowers should bloom
on the barren hills"
In the usual way of Interpreting these
my oeAC c0y Au6S 1AuS plOPuCOy AoC OCCAA
fulfilled to the letter. The white-man
has brought his iron road, and within
the comprehension of the simple-minded
Pueblo it has neither beginning nor end
it comes from unknown and goes to the
unknowable- sees the great wagon
of fire, with its cloud of smoke thunder
ing by, but he "knows not whence it
cometh nor whittier it goeth." Now
will the remainder of the prophecy be
fulflled-w that of which this was to
be the sign come to pass also? The
signs of the times certainly point that
way. For several years past people
have remarked that "the climate was
changing" and in 20 year has this been
more noticeable than at present. March
and April, driest months in the year,
have this season been marked by FREE
quent showers, and the grass is now
growing luxuriantly in many places
which usually show no color of green
until after the rainy reason" in July
and August. Who knows but that the
great prophet of the Pueblos was In
spired by the real divine afflatus, and
that upon his shoulders had fallen the
mantle of Elijah ?-Alb1querq,se DEM
OCTGt.
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enormous, for = many - three men :
day have been taken OF along the
twenty -four miles Of the principal rod.
One brute has for the last Eve months
taken his two or three men week req
ularly, and another has done the same
at another place for three months,
while ct five or six other spots ON the
road men are frequently taken OF
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-08-18

Man-eating tigers have become %
numerous along . certain road IN Ma
laecs that panic has seized foot trav-
elem, and they viii not 60 along It nm
less they can do 50 IN company with .
string Of carts. The number Of people
killad by tigers IN Sungei Ujong during
the Last half dozen years must Be
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-08-18
A Parallel.

The Book of Discipline of the Society
of Friends is quite as sacred and unal-
terable In the minds of large proper
ton of the sect as Holy Writ itself !;
and any attempt to tamper with it is
sure to raise q storm In the otherwise
calm and deliberate proceedings of the
meetings.
At an annual gathering of the society
. change was proposed in the Discipline,
which resulted in one of those seasons
of great excitement and considerable
speaking by the members, which was
after the manner of Friends A
stanch woman defender of the bulwarks
of her sect, who had arrived from one
of the country meetings, thought that
che speakers were going beyond the
proper boundaries Of speech, q well a.
trespassing upon the hallowed precincts
Of the Discipline. Rising from her seat
with great solemnity, she brought the
discussion to . sudden halt, and sub
dued the meeting to perfect silence, by
uttering the few words conveying her
ideas of perfectness and inviolability, as
set forth IN well-hown Pennsylvania
country law. -Four rails and . rider
make Q lawful fence. Detroit Free
Press.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-08-18

THosn that live in the Lord nsvue
see each Other tor tho lat time.-GN~
man aeotto.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-08-18

II i estimated that the girl who
dances eighteen waltzes travels about
fourteen miles.
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II think he'll pay" answered Bronte.
@You run right home now, and I'll be
down to see you presently, and bring
the money"
Bronte walked into Mason's saloon,
called for pen, paper, and ink, and made
out the following bill:
LARAMIE. WYo..E2e'H
Mart Mason,
To Widow Browns Kid, DR..
To herding pony 16 wks.. at $3.50 per
week. $40 90
his money. so 90
To cost of collection. ... 80 90
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-08-18

d W6IT8nt IOI Ills arrest. a courageous
Sheriff took Bronte into custody and
led him into court. He went quietly
enough, but, when the writ was being
read to him, Bronte snatched it from
the hands of the Sheriff, and, tearing
it up, stamped it under foot. His COM
panions, cooking their revolvers, defied
the court. No effort was made to de-
tain them, and they marched out of the
room. If Bronte had fed, all would
have been well; but he rode into q
store and threatened to shoot the pro-
prietor, Mr.. Morris. Then he lead his
horse into . saloon, and, buying bot
tie of wine, tried to make the animal
drink it. Meantime, the outraged citi-
zens were arming and organizing. A
gentleman went to Bronte and said:
@Bronte, get on your horse and leave
town."
"What do You meanf
you have no right to ask replied
the gentleman. Get ON your horse.
Take my advice and 20 sway"
For . moment or two the desperate
was sobered, and got upon his horse to
ride away; but. wanting another drink,
he went into the saloon and forgot the
warning. Becoming furious, he sought
out Judge CASTOR, and, drawinga pistol,
held it ct his head, and said he would
hold him as . hostage for his own safety.
The Judge stood still and the ruiian
soon forgot what he had said, when the
Judge quietly walked away.
Up to this time the death Of Bronte
had not been determined upon. The
Committee Of Vigilantes were IN SEES
sion, but Bronte had many friends even
ON the committee. When, however,
they heard Of the Outrage on Judge
The Irish standard., 1888-09-29
cTATE OF IOWA, Dubuque County, : So.

CTATE OF IOWA, Dubuque County, Z So.
], Newton A. Mills. a Notars Public Of Iowa
in and for said county, do hereby certify that
this 18th day of August. A. D. 1888, personally
came before me, Otto Gieger, to me known to be
the person described herein who signed the
foregoing articles Of incorporation, and he
freely and voluntarily and for the uses aud pur-
poses therein expressed and as his free act and
deed.
The Irish standard., 1888-09-29
THE IRISH STANDARD: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER %.

an action therein, wherein John n. Finnegan
was plaintiff and James Hennessy and George 3:
Goodrich, defendants in favor of said plaintiff
and against said defendants for the sum of four
hundred fifteen and 99-lO0 dollars: Which said
execution has to me. as Sheriff of said Hennepin
county been duly directed and delivered, have
levied upon. and will sell at public az, ton to
the highest cash bidder, Mt the front door of the
court house, in TIL. city OF MINNEAPOLIS. in said
county of Hennepin, on Saturday the 10th dav of
November. 1898 at ten o'clock in the forenoon Of
that day, all the right, title and interest that the
above named Judgment debtor, George Good
rich had in and to the real estate he einafter de-
scribed on the 18th day of December, 1885. or has
since acquired, that being the date of tue rendi-
ton OF Said Judgment, the description of the
properly being as follows, to-wit:
The northeast quarter IN. Il. AZ of section
seventeen Q7) town one hundred seventeen u17)
range twenty. one (2D according to the Govern
ment survey thereof.
Dated Minneapolis Mimi, September 2lst, 1883.
PETER z. SWE\SEN,
Sheriff Of Hennepin County.
BY l.. C. SHEPLEY, Deputy.
A. D. SMITH, Attorney for Judgment Creditor.