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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-06
Laroque had but to make sign to be free.

LnroQue had but to make sign to be free.
 By his marriage Roger Laroque had formed excellent relations with the best Parisian they were both, he and his wife, very happy, particularly when in 1866 Suzanne was born. Before his marriage with Henriette, Roger had met one evening at a ball Q woman whose remarkable beauty surprised and troubled him. She was Mime. Julia de Noirville, wife of celebrated lawyer, and daughter of Q Spanish father and an Arab mother, and she had the seal of her races strongly marked in her features and her nature Her profile was perfect, with flne nose, beautiful mouth and teeth, and magnificent eyes full of ardent flames. Her form was slender, yet rounded with perfect grace, and her every move- ment was full of soft and languorous charm
 What fatality pushed them forward, who can tell2 Lovea If he had had time to reason with himself regarding the strange infatua- tion that drew him onward, perhaps he might have resisted, but in his minimizing youth, borne upon resistless and rapid current, he fell a victim, and after he had fallen he blushed with shame to have so easily ceded. But it was too late; he Mas Julia's slave.
 We cannot explain nor excuse such fault, but 1t was sad fact which was to bear bitter fruit in after yearA
 Julia loved Roger with strength and depth of passion that frightened while it weayied him. Relying upon that strange prescieuce of true love Julia knew that Roger did not love her, had never loved her, |bn4 h@ pp1eu2od nature Qads ber fierce ansl
 m Ihb Mas tho Only
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-06
The origin of "che.tnut. Y

Mr. Joseph Jefferson is responsible for the latest explanation of the word "chestnut. T He attributes the introduction of the word in its slang sense to Mir. William Warren, the veteran comedian of Boston.
 There is O melodrama," Mir. Jefferson said to reporter, sbut little known to the present generation, written by William Dill lon and called The Broken Sword There were two characters in it; one Capt. Xavier, and the other the comedy part O. Pablo The Captain is sort of Baron Munchausen, and in telling of his exploits says: "I entered the woods of Galloway, when suddenly from tho thick boughs of a cork tree-Pablo interrupts him with the words: "A chestnut, Captain; a chestnut. 'Bahr replies the Captain, .Booby, say e cork tree.'
 GA chestnut reiterates Pablo T should know as we'll as you, having heard you tell the tale these twenty-seven times
 William Warren, who had often played the part of Pablo, was at stag dinner two years ago when one of the gentlemen present told story of doubtful age and originality. "A chestnut murmured MT. Warren, quot ing from the play, I have heard you tell the tale these twenty seven times The applica- tion of the lines pleased the rest of the table and when tho party broke up each helped to spread the story and Mr. Warren's common. tary. And that" concluded Mr. Jefferson lis what really believe to be the origin oi the word chestnut t'"-Philadelphia Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-06
A Whole Family of Sports.

A sewing machine agent drovo up to a backwoods cabin and country store com bined, and inquired of the 10-year-old boy, who seemed to be in full charge and who was the only person in sight, whether his mother was at home.
 "Naw; she's took our old rooster and gone to match it agin one Nance Sims has been blowin' about. I bet our old rooster,ll lick ev'ry time"
 "Got any sistersl"
 "Yes, two on lem. Sary's gone to sec the Yaller Jacket Baseball club play agin the Bow Legs from Pole Cat Holler, and Liz has gone ten miles afoot to the hoss race down to Pillvillen
 "Got any brothersr
 ''Yes, Bill and Sid. But they've gone to Q bard glove sluggin' match over to Bud Hixon's cabin"
 "And you are alone, chr
 "No; gran'dad an gran'ma'am arc in the back room playing euchre for the hard cider n
 "Busincss is pretty dull today, isn't itF'
 "Yes; dad said I might shut up shop this afternoon and go down to Bob Agger's house and see him match big gray rat he's got agin ono Hi Jinkins owns; and I've got fifteen cents to put up on His rat. tell ye it's dandy."-Td Bits.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-06
A CHINESE FARCE.

How the Play Dragged its Slow Length
 AlonG-Fate of Bore.
 Tho hero, a sea captain, comes in and seats hlmsef at table to write; but he is heavy with sleep, his head soon droops, and he falls into peaceful slumber But scarcely has his nap begun when he is disturbed by the nasty entrance of breathless fellow who be- gins, with an air of great consequence, to pant out along tale of not the slightest import ance The captain listens for a time with wide open eyes, but when he finds that the story has settled down into an uninterrupted sing song which shows no prospects of reach ing an early conclusion, he tries to break the thread of the narrative. All in vain, for the tedious fellow represses his Interruptions with deprecatory wave of his hand, and goes on in his monotonus way with heed thrown back, and eyes half closed in m ecstasy Of delight at having secured a listener.
 After time the captain, submitting to the inevitable, adopts the wisest course in the circumstances, and dozes of to sleep again. Tho bore is so satisfied with himself and so engrosSed in his tale that he never notices this, and still goes on, see-saw, sing-sonr. with never stop till the audience, or at least one of them, grow as weary as tho cap tain. But mysterious avenger is at hand "A iiupInS gnoSt or horrible appearance, who remembers his own sufferings on earth, hops in unseen to befriend the captain. Hc sauats silently behind tho chair of the story teller. holding the club he carries in readiness to strike, while that worthy is still quito uncon- sciously jabbering his interminable nonsense. Once the club is raised threateningly over him, and twice, and yet he goes on; then a laundering stroke descends on his shoulders. which stops his voice so suddenly that it leaves him with open mouth in the middle of word. In comical terror he gazes about Ill vain attempts to find out whence the blow came, then, in amazement, seizes the sleeper and rouses him to tell of this terrible new af- fair But tho captain listens with hazy mat tention, evidently thinking it some more of the same tale, and dozes of again immedi- ately.
 Tho bore, abandoned now to the tender nercies of the specter, runs hither and thither in horror, adopting first one plan and then another to discover or avoid his invisible as- sailant; but the ghost crawls after him wher. ever he goes, now clubbing, now clutching him, until at last the poor wretch makes his escape half dead with fright, and the captain is left to sleep in peace, while the ghost curls up by his side like faithful dog whose labors are done.-Macmillan's Magazine.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-06
Condolences of Nomenclature.

One of the strange coincidences of nomen- clature is that the daughter of Gen. Logan married Mir. Tucker, while the daughter of Representative Randolph Tucker married Mr. Logan. Each couple have a son. The name of one is Tucker Logan and the other is Logan Tucker. The boys are about the same age, but am told they have never seen each other. Something very similar occurred here number of years ago. Senators Do.. sey and Clayton, of Arkansas, had sons bolr to them about the same time. They were in tirnate then and christened their children ac coriingly, one being named Clayton Dorsey and the other Dorsey Clayton. This was very nice, and the boys were as loving as brothers There was no fenco between the Dorsey aut Clayton mansions, and the two families were as intimate as any ever were.-New Yori Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-06
Rad Smells.

An experienced journalist publishes bis conviction that some people cannot learn to spell, no matter how much pains they take. It is constitutional defect, he thinks. In some instances 1t seems to depend upon the health. A man who knows how to spell We tuesday when he is in good condition, lnpses into "Wensdyn when he has the headache; snd Q boy who can spell down a whole school t1 the morning will make forty mistakes in writing O short note when he is sleepy in the evening Shakespeare evidently had these facts in view when ho made Dogbcrry declare thu, .'reading and writing come by nature. "-Neu York Ledger.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-06

"What has happeneds"
 She told him that which we know, and when she had finished he said:
 'So you are in debt 1OO, 900 francs. Very we'll I will give them to you, only the sum is so large for mo to spare that it will take me fifteen days at the least to get it together. Win your creditors wait until then?"
 q think so, when tell them they can have it then, But at least tell me, will it injure tho prosperity of your business to spare this sunni will not accept it if it does"
 aBe tranquil on that score"
 Besides. Roger, only accept 1t as a loan to repay. I will be wiser hereafter. Since I have your love what else do want? Is that not enough to fill my life!"
 She left the store first for fear of observa- tion in so crowded place. Yet. with all her precaution, a man followed her home, and when she had gone up stairs to her apart ments he asked the porter who it was, and he answered readily and unsuspiciously, "Mme. de Noirville, the lawyers wife" Fifteen days later Roger gave her the money md she was saved.
 Grave events took place in France at this time. War with Prussia was declared, and one day Roger Laroque and Lucien, to their great surprise, found themselves engaged in the same regiment, the Sixth cavalry. When | Rorer met Lucien his first movement was to
 draw back, but Lucien held out his hand joy | fnl.y as fl glad to see him there. The life in common, the dangers and difn- l cuties surmounted together, the thousand pa;iltul incidents of the campaign, valiantly 1 borne, brought them together in spite of | ls ger, who felt his conscience prick him at l every kind word and every grasp of the hand 1 Lucien gave him.
 Roger felt every day growing deeper in his heart a singular sense of need of repairing by so.:.e heroic action the wrong he had done I.aeien, as far as it lay in human power, even 1 with his own blood. But Fate was inflexible and favored Lucicn alone, for one day m . 1cconnoisance Roger received spent ball 6u tho head, which rendefed him ilisensible.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-06
A witty Fortune reuer.

depended on. She is young girl, and was recently thought to be gypsy by widower who is looking for young wife, and was therefore anxious to know the future. The girl said she'd tell the past and the future and, having first received good fee, she told the man to take off his hat He did Then she said: stYou took off your hat; you will put it back on. God loves you, and if you don't look sharp the devil will get you" The fortune teller then walked away and left him standing, looking Hike the boy the calf ran over ,-New York Sun,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-06
POVERTY.

Opoverty, by thee the soul is wraphed - With hate, with envy, dolefulness and doulk
 Even so be thou cast out, And even So he that speaks thee otherwise. On earth all honorable things are wise Within thy power each blest condition dies: By thee mems minds with sore distrust are made
 Fantastic ond afraid: Thou hated worse than death, by just accori, And with the loathing of ell hearts abhorrei
 Dante.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-06
The Globe
$1,102.08

The gueasers on the Globes prize conun- drum for 6rst prize were as follows: T. +. Keefe, s1T Charles street; Mrs Henry Mul- lings, 51 South Main street; John Hen dricks, 2 West Clay street; Miss Maggie Cassidy. 174 Bank street; Mrs Clara Wright 19 Bronson street; Freddie Hayes, Thom- aston, Conn. The prize will be divided among them. The second prize was won by Joseph Kingston, S9 North Main street The third prize was won by c. G. Mason, 4 Gilbert street. No 1155 won the fourth prize, but the holder has not yet presented the ticket.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-06
AT THE

GLOBE, 79 & 8l Bank Street. BARGAINS
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-06
BARGAINS !

 
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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-02-07
The Kinau Bnmod by the Storm.

The terrific storm that ragged through
Saturday night doubtless made anxious
feelings possess the minds of those
who had friends on board of steamers
due on or before morning.
Early Sunday afternoon a repre-
sentative of the GAZETTE was inform
ed by the Bell Telephone Central that
the steamer Kinau was anchored on
the other side of Diamond Head. Next
instant one of the passengers an
nounced himself through the tele-
phone, stating that several others with
himself had landed in a boat.
Those who thus came ashore were
mander of II. B. NJ. S. Caroline, Hon.
w. G. Irwin, Mr.. a. 7. Atkinson, In
spector-General of Schools, Mr.. S..
Roth, Mr. A. NJ. Hewett, Mr.. Chaun-
cey Wilder, and MIR. Geo. C. Beckley,
purser of the steamer Kinau. Just
after leaving the vessel the sea was
found to be so strong that the passen-
gers had to help pull, understanding
the oars, otherwise it would have been
impossible to bring the boat to the
beach, distance of a quarter mile
or so. Messrs. Irwin, Atkinson and
Hewett are named as athletic helpers
of the boatmen in this emergency.
Landing was effected at a cove just
underneath Coco Head. The party had
then to climb quite a distance up u
steep cliff, and walk about four miles
to the signal station. There they were
treated very Hospitality by "Charlie
the Lookout while awaiting convey
ance into town. They were a very
tired party, but glad enough to get on
solid ground again.
The Kinau had a very stormy pas
sage. She could not start from MANU-
kona, owing to the terrific surf there,
but had to pick up her passengers at
Multi. Then she was unable to touch
at either Maalaea Bay or Lahaina, so
that the passengers for those points
had to be brought on to this port.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-02-07
PiIikia Nui.

The author of the following says he
would not have done it if the language
of truth were deep enough to fathom
that mud.
A policeman of massive physique,
waking out of his morning nap by a
gate post on Alakea street Saturday
morning, looked straight before him
and noticed nice broad brimmed hat
lying squat in the mire in the middle
of the street. AS in duty bound, he
stepped over to pick it up. The hat
was taken up and under it, to the hor-
ror of the official, there came into view
a fine head of hair neatly parted in the
middle. The official went to lift the
hair, but there came with it a head.
Hair and head were got above the
surface, and next appeared a pair of
shoulders. Before the officer had re-
covered from his amazement sufficient
~ to say "aloha oe," great sputter-
ing and splitting out of mud took place,
succeeded by a sudden, gasping excla-
nation Of" wait, wait, wait-a-mo-
1hent-till-I-get-my-feet out of the
stirrupsn
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-02-07
The Quarantine Raised.

Six carriages drew up on the Hotel
grounds Monday week to await
the fiat of release from the Board of
Health to the quarantined Mariposa
passengers. Twelve persons assem-
bled on the verandah of the Dudoit
House, awaiting final orders. The
guards were withdrawn. The Presi-
dent of the Board of Health arrived on
the scene at O'clock, and delivered
the emancipation decree. The doctor
rolled away in his carriage, and the
quarantine party raised succession
of cheers that made the welkin ring.
The six carriages referred to above
were Immediately taken possession of
by the delighted folks, who were soon
driving about the city and taking pos
session of their domestic retreats.
Thus endeth the first quarantine lesson
of the season.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-02-07
Disorderly House Raided.

About o'clock on Sunday evening
of the police force. acting under the
well-considered Instructions of Deputy
Marshal Pahia, made a descent on
Harrison's soda-water shop,n King
street. They arrested the keeper on a
warrant charging him with keeping a
disorderly house, also summoned a
young Portuguese woman found there
to appear as witness. Capt. Larsen
noticed that Harrison, during the
reading of the warrant, touched the
wall at certain place with his hand.
When the officers attempted to enter
the further rooms in the place, they
found that their way was effectually
barred. After taking the keeper to
the Station, Larsen returned to the
place for further inspection. EXamin-
ing the spot on the wall which Harri-
son had touched he found a spring,
that was evidently connected with an
alarm signal to warn habitues of the
place against being surprised.
Harrison obtained the requisite 5000
bail, and on being released went back
to his shop. He told the officer guard
ing an alleyway leading to the back
entrance that he was going to close up,
on which the policeman came out to
the sidewalk. A few moments later a
couple of inmates hurriedly left the
rear of the house, and jumping into a
carriage waiting near by made their
escape. 1t is claimed, however, that
there is sufficient evidence to secure
conviction. Wong Tai Poon, China
man whose name figured as special
opium detective two or three years
ago, is said to be the landlord of the
premises.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-02-07
The HolOku.

Gail Hamilton, in an article on
"Dress Reform" has the following:
The Hawaiian Queen has lately in
troduced at the Court of st. James, not
the native dress of Oahu, but the COM
promise garb between heathendom and
Christendom, the flowing holokee,
known to the privacy of homes and
even in some of our statute books as
the Mother Hubbard. Kindly willing
to sacrifice herself in the black satin
corsage as a tribute to Christianity,
Kapiplani, we are told, was urged by
her sister Victoria to appear at the
highest festivities in the characteristic
holokee, giving it thereby the hand
and seal of English royalty. When
we remember that the burden of dress
has been too great for the gentle island
ers, and that one reason of their de-
cline and fall is alleged to be the in
PRODUCTION of clothes by the mission
aries, it will readily be seen that we
enter upon no trivial discussion when
we debate the question of dress.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-02-07
Funeral of the Late Mr.. Harrison

4. large assemblage of friends and
acquaintance met Sunday afternoon
at the residence of Mr.. John Mott to
pay the last tribute of respect to the
memory of the late Mr.. Samuel Har-
rison. The fiTemen appeared in
uniform and members of Hawaiian
Lodge of Masons and visiting brethren
in regalia. The burial services of the
Anglican Church were conducted at
the house by Rev. Alexander Mack
intosh.
The funeral procession was formed
in the following order.
Mr.. H. H. Williams, Undertaken.
Royal Hawaiian Band.
Survey Engineer White and Fire Mar
shall Mcguire.
The Fire Companies in uniform under
the direction of the Chief En-
gineer and First and
Second Assistants.
Hawaiian Lodge of Masons.
The Hearse with eight members of the
Pacific Hose Co. as pal-bearers.
Mourners and Friends in long line of
thirty-six carriages.
The procession moved down King
to Nu1anu street and along TO the
Nuuanu cemetery, where the inter
ment took place with masonic honors.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-02-07
German Benevolent Society.

The following officers of the German
Benevolent Society have been elected:
Mr.. II. w. Schmidt, President; Mr..
John Echardt, Secretary; Mr.. Julius
Hoting, Treasurer; Hon. II. A. Wide
mann, Messrs. F. A. Schaefer and J.
F. Hackfeld, Trustees to receive and
invest funds; Hon. II. Widemann,
Mr.. J. Hopp and Mr.. H. Lose, Assist
ing Committee.
The membership of the society num-
bers about so and some 81, 400 has been
expended for relief during the past two
wears.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-02-07
Tho Anglican Church Chronicle.

The February number of the Chron-
icle is out. Besides special church
articles, there is strong blow dealt
the credit system, timely and worthy
of support from other journals; also,
an article on "Our Young Men, in
which the now familiar question is
preferred to be put in the form Of
"What shall our young men do for
themselves" The writer looks upon
public worship ITO be as much the
outcome as the cause of good life.n
"Events" and church news of home
and abroad are of wide scope and vari-
ETY.. Hon. H. S. Townsend contributes
an article to the educational columns,
treating of language teaching of young
Hawaiians during the first year in
school. The editor of this department
confesses to Impotence at newspaper
articles finding fault with the educa-
tional system, especially when they
never suggest where the defect lies or
how to remedy it. AS showing that,
whatever the system lacks, it brings
the desired results, he cites the case of
Eneas Macintosh now in school in
England. In the official report of the
school, MISUNDERSTANDING was pupil
of Miss Berry, then of Mr.. Scott, and
finally at the Royal School in Homo
lulu-is put down as a good second in
the third form, who made so per
cent. in Latin and 81 in English his
tory. "Our Pilgrimage Capt. G.. H.
Luce and Miscellanea complete this, a
very edifying number.