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a circus. 1t was the Maxim company re.
hearsing for the day of competition. Kara
itch sat IN the front row, close to the
singers, where we were summoned q sup
posed in honor of Queen Victoria) to Join
him. A strong, breathless heat reigned
under the iron roof, and the air was heavy
with the scent of wreaths. The singers,
with fine mats about their IONS, cocoanut
feathers set in rings upon their fingers,
and their heads crowned with yellow
leaves, sat on the floor by companies. A
varying number of soloists stood up for
different songs, and these bore the chief
part In the music. But the full force of
the chorus, even when not singing, con-
tributed continuously to the effect, and
marked the ictus of the measure, mining.
grimacing, casting up their heads and
eyes, fluttering the feathers on their i'm
gers, clapplng hands, or beating cloud as a
kettle drum) on the left breast. The
time was exquisite, the music barbarous
but full Of conscious art. I noted some
devices constantly employed. A change
would be introduced O think of key)with no
break of the measure, but emphasized by
sudden dramatic heightening of the voice,
and swinging, general gesticulation. The
voices of the soloists would begin far
apart in a rude discord, and gradually
draw together to unison. which when
they had reached they were joined and
drowned by the full chorus. The ordinary,
hurried, barking, unmelodious movement
of the voices would at times be broken and
glorifed by psalm-like strain of melody,
often well constructed, or seeming SO by
contrast. There was much variety of
measure. and toward the end of each piece,
when the fun became fast and furious, a re-
course to this figure:
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THE SEATTLE ACKNOWLEDGMENT SUNDAY, OCTOBER

thriftless loafer of white; and yet | was
glad, too, for the man had g smatrerlng OF
native and could give me some idea OF the
subject OF the songs. One was patriotic,
and dared Tembin0k OF Apemama, the
terror of the group. TO an invasion. One
mined the planting Of taro and the
harvest home. Some were historical. and
commemorated kings and the Ilustrious
chances of their time. such as bout OF
drinking or a war. One, at least,
was a drama of domestic interest,
excelIently played by the troup from
Maxim 1t told the story of a man who
has lost his wife, at first bewails her loss,
then seeks another. The earlier strains,
or acts, are played exclusively by men;
but toward the end q woman appears, who
has Just lost her husband; and l suppose
the pair console each other, for the hnaie
seemed of happy omen. Of some of the
songs my informant told me briefly that
they were ..like about the weemen"; this
/ could have guessed myself. Each side,
should have said, was strengthened by
one or two women. They were all soioists,
did not very often join in the performance,
but stood disengaged at the back part OF
the stage, and looked, in ridI, necklace and
dressed hair. for all the world like Euro
pean ballet dancers. When the song was
anyway broad these ladies came par
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of Mr.. Corpse, but the premature senility
of his changeling, Tebureimoa.
While the magic lantern was showing I
skulked without in the dark. The voice of
Maka, excitedly explaining the Scripture
slides, seemed to fill not the church only,
but the neighborhood. ALI else was silent.
Presently distant sound of singing arose
and approached, and a procession drew
near along the road, the hot, clean smell
OF the men and women striking in my
face delightfully."-. At the corner, arrested
by the voice of Maka and the tightening
and darkening of the church, they
paused. They had no mind to go nearer,
that was plain. They were Maxim people,
1 believe, probably stanch heathens,
contemners of the missionary and his
works. OF a sudden, however, q man
broke from their company, took to his
heels and fed into the church; next
moment three had followed him; the next
1t was covey of near upon score. all
pelting Tor their lives. So the little band
of the heather paused irresolute at the
corner and melted before the attractions of
magic lantern like glacier. The more
stanch vainly tainted the deserters; these
fed in guilty silence. but still fled and
when at length the leader found the wit
or the authority TO get his troop in motion
and revive the singing, it was with much
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his fief; his vassals thus came uncom-
manded to the feast, and swelled the fol-
lowing of Karaitch.
Friday, July 26.-At night in the dark
singers of Little Maxim paraded in the
road before our house and sang the song of
the princess. This is the day, she was
born today, Nei kamaunaue was horn to-
day, beautiful princess, Queen of Bufar-
itarl'-so | was told it went, in endless
iteration. The song was of course ont of
season, and the performance oulv a re-
hearsal. But il was a serenade besides. a
delicate attention 10 ourselves from our
new friend karaitch.
Saturday, July Give had announced
a performance of the magic lantern TO-
night in church, and this bronebt the
king to visit us. In honor of the Black
Douglass, | suppose, his usual two guards
men were now increased to four and the
squad made an outIandish figure as they
struggled after him in straw hats kits.
and jackets. Three carried their arms re-
Versed, the butts over their shoulders the
muZzles menacIng the kings plump pack.
The fourth had passed his weapon behind
MS neck, and held it there with arms ex-
tended like blackboard. The visit was
extraordinarily long. The king, no longer
galvanized with gin, said and did nothing.
lie sat collapsed in 4 chair, and let a cigar
go out; 1t was hot, it was sleepy, it was
crueL duil; there was no resource but TO
spy in the countenance of Teburei-
moa for some remaining trait
OF Mr.. Corpse, the butcher. His
hawk nose, crudely depressed and
nattened at the point, did truly seem to US
10 smell of midnight murder. From the
rest OF his gross person nothing breathed
but buredonn. When he took his leave
Maka babe me observe him going down
the stair Tor rather LADDER from the
veranda. "0ld man r. said Maka. YES"
said |, sand yet suppose not old man."
Young man." returned Maka, perhaps
fo'ty." And have heard since he is most
likely younger. The tedium of that visit,
painfully supported by ourselves, courted
and seemingly enjoyed by our guest, ex-
piAlned to me not only some Of the doings
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even more in number. The songs that
followed were highly dramatic; though I
had none to give me any explanation. I
could At times make ont some shadow
but decisive outline of q plot, and was
continually reminded of certain quarrel
some concerted scenes in grand operas at
home. Just so the single voices issue
from and fall again into the general
volume; Just so do the performers separ-
ate and crowd together, brandish the
raised hand and roll the eye TO heaven or
the gallery. Already this is beyond the
Thespian model; the art of this people is
already past the embryo. Song, dance
chorus, quartette and solo-it is the lyri-
cal drama full developed, although still
in miniature. OF all so-called dancing
in the South Seas, that which saw in
Butaritari stands easily the first. The
hula, as il may be viewed by the
speedy globe trotter in Honolulu, is surely
the most dull of mans inventions, and the
spectator yawns under its length as q
college lecture or . parliamentary debate.
But the Gilbert Island dance leads on the
mind; 1t thrills, rOuses, subjugates; it has
the essence of all art, an UNEMPLOYED, im-
manent significance. Where so many are
engaged, and where all must make lat q
given moment) the same swift, elaborate,
and often arbitrary movement, the toll of
rehearsal is, OF course, extreme But they
begin as children. A child and a man
may often be seen together in a moniap.
The man sings and gesticulates, the child
stands before him with streaming tears
and TREMENDOUSLY copies him in act and
sound. IL is the Gilbert Island artist
learning, as all artists must, his art in
sorrow.
L may seem 70 praise to much; here is a
passage from my wife's diary, which
proves that was not alone to be moved,
and completes the picture: 'eThe conduc-
tor gave the cue, and ali the dancers, way
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LIFE AT BUTARITARI.
A Five Days Festival at a Gil
bert Island Court.
THE KINGS SUMNER HOUSE
A Coneert OF Native singers-Barbaric
OPERA Native Who Made . Fly
ing Machine-Magic Lantern.

BUTARITAEr. Thursday, July 25-lSpecial
Correspondence. 1.-The street was this day
much enlivened by the presence of
the men from Little Maxim. They average
taller than Butaritarians, and being on q
holiday, went wreathed with yellow leaves
and gorgeous in vivid colors. They are
said TO be more savage and to be proud of
the distinction. Indeed, it seemed TO us
they staggered in the town like pIaided
Highlanders upon the streets of Inverness,
conscious of barbaric virtues
In the afternoon the summer parIor was
observed to be packed with people, others
standing outside and stooping to peer I'M
der the caves, like children at home about
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Il lyy5l y!JlJJ!

1t is difficult TO conceive what fire and
deviltry they get into these hammering
finales; all go together, voices, hands,
eyes. leaves, and futtering finger rings;
the chorus swings to the eye, the song
throbs on the ear; the faces are convulsed
with enthusiasm and effort.
Presently the troupe stood up in body,
the chorus forming haIf-circle for the
soloists, who were sometimes five or
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All things seem to him as they used TO seem
when ne was young and happy, and could see:
ne san 9IEcs sing upon the same green tree
The same path winds by the meadow stream
The same rich lilies smile in peace supreme
Beside the gate, aud rock the same brown bee.
ne same bIithe children Chamber on his knee
No cloud can mar the sunshine OF his dream.
Her furrowed brow 10 him is fair and bright,
her ITEM cling hands are white as virgin SHOWS
Warm gold her hair that into gray has grown
who says he's blind, who ss his days take flight.
Notes not Times changes, but serenely knows
Youths peerless beauty alter youth has fiown7
II. Il. MaAklftrkck
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OLD WINTERS ON THE FARM.

l have Jest about decided
II 'ud keep town boy hoppin'
Ter TO Work all winter, chopin
Fer old freplace, like did,
LawZ! them old times was e0ntrairyl-
Blame backbone o. winter, peared ike,
nouicn break and was skeered-iike
Clean on into Fehruaryi
Nothin' ever made me madden
IMAM Ter pap stomp In, layin'
On extry forestick, sayin'-
"Groua' hog ont and seed his shsdderrn
jones Wks.coBs5 Riley
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IN SOUTH AMERICA.
Dress, Religion, Amusements
and Beauty of the Women.
MARRIAGE.
Influence of the Prfests-A Girl Has No
Liberty TIL She Is Married
wives at Fifteen.
wasHrxeror CrrY, Sept. %.

I the belief
that the
plan for re-
ciprocity
in trade be-
tween the
South Am
erican re-
publics and
the United
States will
be greatly
helped by
mutual ac-
quaintance
among the
nations con
C e n c d ,
tary
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Are free from all crude and irritating rn4s.e.
Concentrated medicine only. CaFters Lt ~.
Liver Pills Very small; very easy y tAAs' -
pain; no gripping; no purging. Iry thsa~
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wAII.A wAILA ADDITION.
Brewer 5 Hangase, ooo second street
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STORIES or HENRY CLAY,

Cassius M. Clay was q cousin of Henry
Clay Lexington is not more than an
hours ride from Richmond, and General
Clay knew his great relative well. He
saws that Clay would have made a great
general and he says that the similarity in
all respects between Clay and Jackson was
striking. They had heads very much
alike, and they were Intellectually much
the same in character. 81 believe that
Clay would have been president of the
United States had he had a chance TO dis.
tinguish himself in the army. and the only
man in the past whom can compare with
Clay and Jackson is Julius Cesar. All
three men possessed great moral courage,
ell We're statesmen, and Clay would have
made, l think, an equally good general
with Jackson or Cesar. Clay had remark
able physical courage. They tell story
of him in Lexington during his early law
practice there. lie was q tail, gaunt Young
fellow of 81 or - years of age when he
imagined himself insulted by man who
was ten or fifteen years older than he was,
and who was very much stronger. CLAW
attempted TO fight the man and the man
knocked him down. Now. il was the Gus
tom in those days for the under man.
when he found he could not succeed
against his adversary, 10 cry enough"
and the man then get of. CLAY would
not cry enough" and the crowd. think
ing he would be killed. pulled the man off.
No sooner had Clay gotten to his feet than
he Went at the man again, and he was
again knocked down and pounded. The
man was pulled off and CLAY again at
tackled him, and finally, in order TO save
Clay from being killed, his friends took
his opponent into a store and kept Clay on
the outside fer fear he should hight himself
50 death. Clay had number of duels.
and he had a good military mind.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
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The EX-Cohfederate Home.

Capt. Barlow of st. Louis, will
tell the Missouri Ex Confederates,
their plans, their purposes and their
charities; Hon. Henry A. Newman,
of Randolph County, will deliver
that unique, patriotic, and touching
lecture. concerning the Elk Confeder
ate Home, in this city, Saturday, A
pril Is, at 2 p. m. You cannot afford
to miss it. It costs you nothing te
stay in 1t costs You nothing tc
come out. Ladies are especially in
vlted. as the lecture is chaste. .le
CANT and entertaining. Lee ouI
beauty ..ui chivalry be present ant
give them an appreciative audliance
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Cdrlitd Away by "a Cyclone

Nevada, Mo, April GA cyclone
passed over Nevada, about $3.50
. elocs, last night. Ii was too high
to 10 damage IN the part Q, the city,
but on the east side Of town one un-
occupied two-story frame building
VAS crushed to pieces ana three
others We're lifted from their founda.
tions. Several balns were also de-
mohsned, one Of which was swept
away. leaving a holse hitched to a
post III i stall unhurt
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He Had Five Daughters to support.

Independence, Mo, April 9.-Ot-
to Schiller. German so years old,
was found lying in a pool of blood
on the side of the road near Lee S
Summit. When discovered by a
farmer, he was fast bleeding to
death from a severed artery, which
be had inflicted for the purpose of
self destruction. He was brought
to Independence and his wounds at
tended to. He will probably recov'
er. The attempt at suicide was
caused by despondency owing to his
having five daughters to support
and which, on account of i'll health
he was unable to do.
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In a Turkish Bath Room!

Omaha. Neb.. April Sc. L.
kimball, ticket agent for the North
western road. shot and killed him
self TINS morning III a Turkish bath
room. klnbali was one Of the old
est ticket agents III the city and Was
formerly with the Burlington road.
A couple Of weeks ago he suffered
from an attack of the grip, and the
disease Is said TO have unbalanced
his mind. For the past few days
he has been drinking heavily, and IN
stead of returning home spent his
nights at the Turkish bath rooms
under Boyd's Grand opera house.
This morning he went to the bath
room and asked to be given dark
room as he wanted to sleep. Just
as the attendant turned his back
kimball pulled revolver and shot
himself through the head, dying in
stantly. He lea les wife and daugh.
tar
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All April Fool Jok e

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Three Women.

D- Schofeld
Goi.to one q our cities n riobt.
.a- tI,.s r..i,+-I .rror that 1aars Al
yoa out f the shadow. or walks
sha,nal.s.1v nu.Ier the are linh, Do
YOU suppose there is anv pleasure
l4f, in sin far her, |, that going
to- f.,r / WI. TAX then that 9th
-. .a;.ted horror. the old .,ci.tv
woman. the on who is perfectly le-
spectsb,.. /, any Ill 4g- more di-.
pieaLle. ut oacr. and r.t;able than
that II q pleasure loving. Measure
s,ekypo women COMPARE her with
-o..c sanity -..ff-r in T,r-,a'. Who
has lived mun the pl,a-urr, that
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So American workingmen who re-
ly OH themselves and get no pro
lection from political party and
it's unjust taxes get, on the Protec-
ZIONIST figures of their wages, over
three times as much a day as the av
erage wages in the protected indus
tiles. And the wages of the same
class in England is nearly a third
higher than the average wages in
our coal mines and factories for the
benefit of which the high tariff is
levied.
| The effect of the tariff on Amsri-
can labor not employed by the
barons tax its tools. its clothing and
all its necessaries and comforts of
life.
But higher wages is far from be.
ins the greatest Of benefits enjoyed
by American workingmen who are
left unprotected" The unprotect-
ed mason, stone cutter or carpenter
is rarely shot TO reduce his wages
Where one unprotected stone mason
is killed by PinkertOns and otLel
accessories of the high tariff system
at least 80 protected labcrers in the
employ Of the barous are tarittel
with lead 10 reduce them to satisfac
tiou with the tariff standard Of pro
tected" wages.
The comparison between protec
ted anu unprotected labor are high
ly instructive. The Carnegie organ,
should SO on with the good work 0
suggesting them at home anj
abroad-Republic.
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MERIT Wins.

We desire to say to cur citizens
that for years we have been selling
DR.. Kings New Discovery for con-
sumption. DR.. Kings New Life pills,
Bucklen's Arnlca Salve and Electric
Bitters, and have never handled rem
edies that sell so well. or that have
given such universal satisfaction.
We do not hesitate to guarantee
them every time and We stand ready
to refund the purchase money if sat
isfactory results do not follow theil
use. These remedies have won THEN
great popularity purely on their mer
ite. n. L. Tucker druggist.
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Labor. Protected and Unprotected.

1t is most notable fact that
whers there are marked differences
in the wages Of American and En-
glish workers it is not in the wages
of factory operatives, but of mechan-
les whose tools and materials are
taxed by the tariff. But Whenever
there is an illustration of high
American wages i'll the protection-
ist organs. the basis of comparison
is the wages of the American me-
chanic. not of the ''protected coal
miner of Pennsylvania OF the pro
tected operatives Of Fall River
The New York Press, founded by
the American league of tariff barons.
and lately edited by Hon. Robert
Depopulator Porter, now "f the Cen
sus bureau, has this striking illustra-
ton:
Masons and stonecutter i'll England.
average daily wages, $3.50 &c cities
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Sawed Wood for n Silk Dress.

Columbus. Ind. April 9 A meg-
chant of this city offered a young
woman twenty yards Of silk fl s
dress if she would saw hau cord
of wood in front Of his store, She
borr owed Il saw and went through
the wood pile il exactly three hours
and the admiring crowd bought her
. $12 hat to GO With the dress.
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Blackfoot. Idaho, April LITTLE
Indian who killed the Hulls nea,
here Monday was found dead by the
Indian police several miles south, he
having seer the pursuers and shot
himself through the body.
The stage from Challis. which ar
arrives here about , =. IN. was fired
upon by a party of Indians this nf
ternoon while passing through the
lava beds six miless west of this
place. Several shots We're fired, one
narrowly missing the driver who
whipped up his horses and escaped
The sheriff and twenty-five armed
men left the city immediately fol-
the scene.
The citizens are Oh their guard
Ranchmen have AIMED themselves
and some ale moving to town.
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AdministratOr's Notice.

Notice IS hereby given ;hat letters a. admin
istra.iOn on the estate of James Lauey de-
ceased were granted TO the Unders! Euei on
the 2bth day OF February, lS'l. b! the Probate
court of Bates county, Missouri
All persons having claims against said estate
are required to exhibit them for allowance 10
the administrator within one year after the
late of said letters, or they may be preciuded
from any beneft Of said estate; and il such
claims be not exhibited within two years from
ever barred, This eeth day Of Febl6Arv. lSel
J. ". ENNIS,
H.H Administrator.
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United States average daily wages,

The average of the wages of ma
sons and stone-cutters in ''26 cities
of America might be considerably
lower than 1915 day. 1t is con
siderably lower, as matter Of fact,
but not so low as in England, be-
cause population is not as dense
here us in England, nor are there so
many masons and stone cutters com
peting. But we accept the Protec-
ZIONIST figures and compare them
with the average price of labor in
the "protected industries of the
United States as shown by the cen.
sus of 1880:
Average wages of labor in American PRO
tected'' industries. 81 03 q day
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An elopement in California has
stirred society i'll four states. Miss
Mary CarLart has fled with a marri-
ed coachman
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Archbishop Ryan Of Philadelphia,
has forbidden Catholics to bury their
relatives and friends on Sunday.
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l. spite Of the ab>euc- # General
Raum- the grab Al the pension bu-
reau goes on.
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1t is stated that all the expenses
(S15,000) Of President Harrison S
trip will be borne by the Pennsylva-
MIA railroad company.
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4 six month sold oaby in Vernon
county, Ind, was burned to death
by falling into CRATE.
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We simply act as Agents in the Sale Of Land
Notice of Final Settlement.

Notice 10 hereby given that the undersigned. j
W Ennis. administrator of the estate of IA
vid Snider, deceased. will make final settle
ment of his accounts with said estate as such
administrator. at the neat Germ OF the probate
court OF Rates county Missouri. TO be holden at
Butler in said county, on the nth day of May :,
1891. j. W. ENNIS.
lS-1t Administrator
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Frank Bell. formerlyssa ball play.
er Was shot and killed in a Cincin.
natl saloon.
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The death Of Geuelal Spirola re-
moves = peculiar character from tie
house.
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The remains of Dr. NJ Gamblers,
who committed suicide at Clncin-
matt. are missing from the cemetery.