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catch him as he swung off trapeze.
One night he dropped Jules, who fell
fifty feet, striking on his legs and back,
and he was taken home to die in the:
"old mothers" arms. Instead of dying:
Keller recovered little Of the sense u !.
feeling in his legs, while the strength;
which had been crushed out of them
found its way into his hands and arms:
For three years he was confined to his
bed. Then he began practicing the featss
that have made him famous. he prac-5
ticed until he felt sure that his body.
would follow unerringly the orders scf
his fingers. Then he sought public en;
gagement and obtained it on the
strength of his baluster feat. This con
sists in his running upstairs on his hands
and sliding down banister, also on his
hands, with his paralyzed legs balanced
in the air. OF all the feats which Keller
has since added to his repertory this first
one remains the most popular. The
athletes hands, on which he walks,
jumps, slides and does all sorts of Diff
cult things, are smooth and firm, but not
caloused.
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ers of that period the discoveries were
supernatural beings who breathed fame
and smoke. They believed that Cook was
the great God Lono, and worshiped
him as such. The history OF the islands
during this period reads like Scottish
border war tale. The islanders were
then at the height of their powers, ply
sical and mental. They were brave to an
incredible degree, and generous to a
fault. But Cook, after sailing away,
came back arrogant beyond measure, and
abused the hospitality of the natives,
destroying the superstitious alteration in
which he had been held. A rupture oc-
Cured over Cooks attempting to recover
a boat stolen by some of the Kanakas. In
the dispute one of his men killeda native
chief. This infuriated them, and Cook
himself shot a man who had hit him with
a stone. In the struggle he was heard to
proan. This settled the subject or his
deityship. They exclaimed: ''He Is no
god /" and killed him at the waters edge
as he was endeavoring to escape. Peace
was patched up afterward, but the down.
fall of the race commenced at that time.
In the face OF probable extermina-
ton, and in spite of the fact that the
native is getting crowded out between
the plodding industry of the Chinese in
the lower walk of life and the aggres-
sive commercial policy of the whites,
yet he is happy and cheerful, apparently
content to take what comes and alike
regardless of the value of money or
what the future may have in store for
him. The native Hawaiians are aVerse
to field work, and not, as rule, being
able to hold positions requiring execu-
tive or administrative ability, they are
forced into those walks of life where
neither great physical nor mental effort
is required. They are very satisfactory
as policemen, hack drivers, fremen and
longshoremen. As stevedores and deck
hands, their equal does not exist on
earth. As common sailors, boatmen and
cowboos they show marvellous skill and
endurance.
The native, uncontaminated by foreign
influence, is happy, careless, fond OF
flowers and music, full of sentiment and
wholly untouched by sordid cares. If he
takes farcy to one, no favor is too
great to lay on the altar of friendship. If
not. he will even refuse to do business
with the obnoxious stranger. The love
of flowers is marked race characterls-
tic. and the group of Kanaka women
making wreaths on the sidewalk flower
market is one of the picturesque
sights of Honolulu. As sne women
grow old they run to phenomenal obesity
and no woman is too old or too 1at TO
bedeck herself in wreaths and garlands
on such a trivial occasion as going to
market. She may be barefooted, and
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bidding, and, therefore, disappointing,
as seven days of steaming to the south
and west under bright skies, and through
balmy, velvety northeast trade winds
usually arouse visions of verdure-clad
hills and tropic bowers. Instead OF this,
however, the peaks of Oahu, on which
Honolulu is situated, rise bare and jagged
against the sky. They are 1000 feet
high, and time was when they presented
a truly tropical appearance, but OF late
years wild goats have denuded the inac.
cessible eastern portions of the island OF
their verdure. But with the aid OF q
glass fringe of greenery is seen along
the base of the cliffs, where the bottom
lands have been utilized for sugar plan
tations.
OF to the southwark looms Molokal,
the island on which the lepers are &C.
ouestered. Two or three hours sailing,
during which the southern extremity OF
Oahu is rounded, and the port of Homo
lulu bursts into view from behind an lm-
posing promontory called Diamond
Head. The capital city, with it's 5000
people, lies on a partially land-locked
bay, and rises gently from the waters
edge to the foot hills, embowered IN
palm and vine and wreath of tropical
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information. The HAWAIIAN cnipei0So
comprises a group of eight inhabited a ISL
ands, 1000 miles southwest Of San Fran
cisco. They have an area OF 64so square
miles, being about equal to Connecticut
Rhode Island and Delaware combined,
and having a population twice the size
Of that of the least populous State In the
Union, Nevada, and considerably more
than the last admitted State OF Idaho.
The chief city is Honolulu, the capital,
with population of $4,000. The Gov
ernment is at present limited Const'tu-
tional Monarchy, with form as TO It's
royal branch sur critically like that OF
England, but with a constitution mod
eled after that of the United States. Ex-
ecutive power is vested in four Ministers
appointed by the Sovereign. The Leg
islature consists of two bodies of twenty
four members each, the Upper House De,
ing composed of mobiles who are elected
by voters having an annual income OF
$500, and who are able to read ana
write. The electors of the Lower House
must be able to read and write, and pay
at least SIS annually in taxes. -.
The first glimpse the tourist gets OF
the Hawaiian Islands is bleak and 1or-
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mixed with water and allowed to fer
ment. 1t Is properly eaten with the
fingers. Paste so thick that one finger
only is required to capture mouthful lie
one-fnger poi. Fermenting day longer
it becomes thinner and requires two
fingers to properly handle it. 1t is then
called two-6nger poi. Beyond the four
finger limit it becomes unmanageable
and requires thickening with fresh stock.
Poi is eaten with little salted fish as q
relish. It's really indistinguishable from
common bill stIcker's paste somewhat
soured. The taste for it has to be culti-
waited, but once acquired it is found an
ideal hot-climate diet.
{. The present ruler, Queen Liliuokalani,
who assembled the throne upon the death
of her brother, King Kalakaua, is per-
son of much culture and dignity, and IS
very punctilious in matters OF court
etiquette. She has stipend, as Queen,
of $40, 600 per annum, to which is added
the income of the crown lands, amount
ing to about S75, 900 yearly, sum suf-
fcient to MAINTAIN royal state in very
good style.
The royal castle is an imposing struc-
ture located in large park. There Is a
standing army Of sixty-four men all told.
The late King endeavored to establish a
navy, and procured one steamer which
he re6tted and manned, and sent off to
annex Samoa to his kingdom. The ex-
ploits of the navy in this enterprise have
never been equalled outside a comic
opera. Hawailan royalty costs the peo-
pie about $3.50, 900 per year.
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fora in endless variety, for the enter.
prising inhabitants have transplanted
every available tropical plant from all
parts of the world. The city itself is
quaint and picturesque, and to the Amerl.
can eve affords delightful novelty that
doea not pail after months of residence.
There is large Chinese quarter, that foI
residences are almost invariably low and
made of wood, for the islands are sub.
iect to earthquakes, thoug h none OF any
severity have occurred in recent years.
practical purposes is section OF Hong
Kong transplanted bodily to the "Peace-
full Isles" Several thousand Portuguese.
mostly from the Azore Islands, have Set
tied in one portion of the town, build
ing little cottages and cultivating gar
dens.
The Kanakas are, of course, every
where. The more pretentious and lux
u:ious homes are, as rule, those ol
Americans and English and the more
wealthy natives and half-castes. The
In the business section the buildings
rarely rise beyond two stories, though
many of the public buildings are Inn
posing and would be credit to any rlct
community. An absence OF chlmneyE
strike the stranger as peculiar, and there
is probably not heating stove or fire.
place in the whole city, and no excuse
for any, as the temperature is like ar
American June at its best the yea
around. .,
Honolulu is itself little Paris IN oil
the things that appeal to the senses, and
too, a Paris r..der the Empire. There IL
more wealth and more luxury than II
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good.natured, smiable disposition, and
thoee who have come within the sphere
of their charms say they have wonder
fully seductive ways. a5
It is not uncommon for white men to
marry Maori girls; but the instances Of
white women marrying Maori husbands,
are extremely few. The halt castles are
a very handsome race, some of the girls
being perfect bellies.
Many Of them are as good as they arc
agreeable. They are usually delicate.
and the women bear few children, if
any; 80 that there is no likelihood Of q
mixed population springing up to any
large extent. The process is entirely one
of whitening the Maoris, not of biacken-
ing the akehas.-Cosmopolitan.
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composed of peasant women and big
work-dogs that so offend the American
eye in Austria.
Women and dogsl Why are these two
the only two of Gods creations that are
capable of giving themselves, entirely
and unreservedly, over to mans service;
the only two capable of kissing his hand
if he strikes, and of LOVING even the foot
that brutally kicks-why are they 80
often coupled together in their humilia-
tion2
In the churches of holy Russia there is
an inner sanctuary where men and boys
may 20 at will, but which is "forbidden
to women and dogs" And here in Aus
tria, stronghold of naughty and "chival-
rous aristocracy," of imperial pomp and
conservative pride of race, one OF the
saddest and commonest sights OF the road
are these two, literally harnessed to.
gether, toiling along with wagons loaded
with country produce or city merchandise,
sometimes with hugh cans of milk.
The dogs always seemed to me to bt
pulling under protest, and out OF fear Of
a cutting little whip which is ever in the
woman's hand, banging above them like
the sword of Damocles, writes traveller
in Outing. After stopping they usually
bark excitedly when ordered to resume
their task. The Austrian tells you this
barking is for JOY, and because they pos
itively love to pull.
Cannon! A dog tolling along, har-
messed to u wagon, Is painful sight,
and this most devoted of mans four
footed friends, when in that position,
wears the unmistakable stamp of the de-
gradation of slavery. He has descended
to scale of society immeasurably lower
than that to which he, by virtne OF his
character and intelligence, belongs.
Somehow, ones sympathies 60 out to
the dog, even more than to the woman.
One unconsciously reasons the matter out
on descending scale. The woman IS
her good mans slave and helpmstes but
the work dog looks the very slave OF a
slave. The womau with the whip seems
to be revenglng herself on him for the
humiliation of her own position.
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A New Pond Dredger.
People in old mill towns and villages
who are desirous of preventing the spread
NEW POND DREDGER.

of miasmatic diseases will be interested
in the mechanical appliance shown IN
the accompanying illustration. which
has been designed By an English inven-
tor for removing mud and refuse from
ponds, canals or other stretches OF water.
His machine consists of box-shaped re-
ceiver, mounted on broad, hollow
wheels in such manner as to allow the
bottom of the arrangement to slide up
on the ground.
The end and bottom of the dredger are
movable, so that when it is being hauled
back the gearing allows the end to fall
upon the ground. When the rope Is
tightened the bottom slides in place, ana
the open end, which is lying fiat, Is pull
ed to a vertical position, thus causing
the machine to act as scoop. At re-
cent test of the apparatus upwards OF q
ton of sludge was brought to the bank
every Journey. The use of the sliding
bottom is intended to allow OF the
dredge being easily emptied wnen
brought to the shore.
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CHAPTER XIX.

GILES ELLIS M1sCALCULAT1oNs.
When the strange story Indian Joe re-.
lated came to Giles Ellis ears, that indi-
vidual gave it immediate credence. It vas
polite to do so. de foresaw the effect il
would have upon his statements coAcern.
ing the crime charged to Martin Lee. He
was desirous of meeting his tool. II il
had been in his power to overtake him
and silence him for time, he would have
done it: but he did not deem it polite to
be seen in Joe's company.
To counteract the ridicule Joes story
excited. Giles Ellis artfully manufactur.
Ell a lie out of whole cloth. The manner
IL which this was done, though ingen-
lous, was as old as human craft and cum.
ming. He himself directed the converse
ton 10 the story Joe had related, then
proceeded in this wise:
1T seems incredible, beyond belief
height ors. but have heard OF things as
strange, and not from the Indian, bu.
from others-responsible men,"
A remark like this in those days ~ss
sufficient to intiame listeners with curl.
osity. Then Giles fenced skillfully.
%, do not quote me in the matter. l
only repeat what I heard. Did you not
hear anything about the finding OF Martin
Lees body?"
Of course, the listeners knew nothing,
whereupon Giles proceeded in this wise;
We'll, tits said-mind I'm only telling
what was told me-'tie said Martin Lees
body was found. That somebody dug it
up and moved it away to safer place,
where it will never be given up till the
sea gives up its dead"
When the curious naturally asked who
exhumed the remains, and when and
where they were observed, Giles was not
permitted to say more. He affected the
manner of man who had already told
too much.
So now the gossips, forgetting the ridi-
cule thev had heaped upoa Indian Joe.
cooIly repeated the story of the exhuming
of Martin Lees body, anl related how
they had been spirited away. Indian Joe
had witnessed their actions, bat he could
not tell how many were there, or their
names. And then, too, he was black and
blue with the beating he had received
when discovered by those who had car
ried away all that was left of Martin Lee.
1t will not surprise the reader when he
is told that the last person 10 hear this
story was the one most interested in it.
John Lee was profoundly ignorant Of In
dian .Joe's extraordinary story. and
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THE Chemical Action Of Living.

The mere maintenance OF conscious.
ness involves considerable chemical
action in the brain, and the variations OF
temnerature due to attention, pain, or
other sensation are small. Narcotics and
anasthetics suspend the chemical iunc-
lions of the nerve cells.
In dog. made insensible by an@s-
thetics. there is no longer rise of tenn
perature on stimulating its brain with
electricity, and Professor Mosso sup
Loses that the physical basis of the men,
tai processes is of the nature of chemical
acknowledgment Messenger.
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her Mother Hubbard, which is the unl-
yersal dress among the lower classes,
NAV be torn, but she is not fully dressed
without jaunty sailor hat having a
crown of natural flowers rising On the
brim. The national drink is "sano-
paper gin," and the national food is POI.
This Is paste slightly soursd' made
from the taro root. These roots are
about the size of a turnip, and on being
pounded, to extract the fiber, produce
a flour, starchy in character, Whlcn is
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HaOri Women.

The young Maori women are often
very good-lookirg, with splendid black
or dark brown eyes, masses of black
hair-never wool-snow- white teeth
and supple, round, well-shaped figures
and limbs. They develop very early, q
girl of thirteen or fourteen being quite .
woman and often mcsher; and, as they
get older, they soon become coarse and
ponoerous. They are of O laughing,
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HAWA ALL
THE SANDWICH ISLANDS AND
THEIR PEOPLE.
Size and Government of the Islands
Honolulu, the Capital City
A Fast Dying Race
The National Food.

,OR some time past it
lhas been asserted that
the people of the
Sandwich Islands has
d e sire d annexation
with the U n t e d
States. The New
York Advertiser as
serts that the new
Hawaiian Legislature
was elected on the
annexation issue, and
in an article on the
islands and its people
gives some interesting
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CHAPTER XVIII.

rSD1iS JoEs AWFUL EXPERIENCE
Although Indian Joe's face was towards
Salem, and his toes pointing in the right
direction, he was not sure he was rlght.
The memory of the threat Grizzle Meade Q
words implied, and her shining, black,
bead-like eyes, added to the rum he had
lmbIbed, prored TOO much Tor Joe s brain.
He scarcely knew where he was. BE stag.
gered on in a stupid. aimless way, en-
oountering here aud there passer-by on
the road, aud sometimes he sccosted
trees and s.umps. Ihon he fell prone
upon tie ground.
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He Walks on His Hands.

Jules Keller, the famous gYmnast,
whose arms take the place OF his legs,
was born in Prussia twenty-six years ago. !
When lad he was apprenticed to q
trapeze performer. When he was twelve
wears old he was performing in st. Pet,
ersburg with his master, who used to-
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ROSES, LILIES, AND stars
BY Ku coURTLANp

Red rose, why do you pout2
Ah, I have found you out;
You droop, for lover bold
Has grown SO cold-so cold.
His heart has been offered and sold
For gold, sweet rose, for gold.
Lilies, why do you sigh
Under the jasper sky?
You think Of the hazy high lands
Sleeping beneath broad sky lands,
OF the CLEAN of silver rye lands
And poppies aflame in the rye lands.
Why, bright stars, are You cleaning
Now while the earth is dreaming?
Will you lend your pearl-tipped Light
To the souls who pass tonight,
AS they drift away from our mortal sight
Up to the Throne-steps, pure and white
COLUMBIA, S. c.
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The cartridges of Germany, Austria,
and Belgium have groove at the end
instead of an enlargement at the base, the
advantage of which is that the cartrid &c
is packed more easily.
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any city of its size in America. It has
sixty-seven miles of streets and drives,
fifteen miles of sire ct railway, reads by
electric light aud talks over 1900 tele-
phones. 1t has public library, col
iege, public hospital, an elaborate pub
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DOys That Work Hard.

The centre of attraction at Linz was
the market-place. There were to be seen
every morning scores of the queer teams
Evening journal., 1892-04-07
Ne HaiaNerve.

As well known depot officer was re-
turning from his work the other night,
thinking Of the soft bed that was walt
ing for his tired body to repose upon. his
cheerful thoughts were distured by a man
who ran AZ him aud struck st his face,
With force enough 70 keep the latter
swelled for a month Th- officer threw
up his arm, however, and caught the
blow. Not being pleased Al having his
thoughts disturbed IN this manner he
struck AZ the man with all the power
in him At the same instant
the officers sssailant struck AZ him again
aud. before be knew Il be was holding
down the bricks In the pavement Hs
scram bled to his feet aud, to his surprise
bis pugilistic friend was doing the
same thing although the rail
road man did not know that
be had hit his man The man with the
uniform put himself 10 position to de-
fend himself when, 10 bis surprise, his
sssailant merely said Good night
The mans coolness "rattled" him 50 thai
be said Good night" also, and sat dowI
on the curb to recover his scattere,
] senses
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Miss FIEIsnMANN Of Cincinnati re-
fused to marry Count Logothetti OF Hun
gary because he declined to become an
American cllizen. It Is probable that
Miss FleIshmann has read some Of the
accounts OF the infelicities which have
followed previous marriages Of rich
American girls with titled but ig'
noble foreigners The wife 10 su'h a
case loses her citizenship here, II she has
any, and becoms amenable TO the laws Of
her husbands country. Several Of the
European countries have laws very obnox-
ious TO American ideas and none OF them
allow the wife the privileges and rights
Of person. children, or property allowed in
this country.
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rnn oaANoELLoR's FUNERAL
He WIN Re Laid to Rest on saturdAl
Afternoon-Tewn Appointments.

hc VIII Ho LMiO TO htoHt on tNtuENaI
Afternoon-Tewn Appointments.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. April THE funeral Of Chan
cellor salisbury will take place from bis
late residence on State street on Saturday
afternoon. at o'clock. Interment will be
made In Protestant Episcopal Cemetery.
Bishop Coleman will visit Christ p. e
Church on Sunday next and confirm a
class. In the afternoon he will be at
Camden.
Miss Spencer. a returned missionary
from japan. will speak In the NJ. E
Church next Sunday evening under the
auspices Of the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society.
John d. Parker Of Wilmington has pur-
chased the barber shop Of s. j. Speal Of
Camden, for 5000
The town council has elected L. Q. L.
Smith as tax collector and z l.. Butler
as collector OF dog taxes. The old board
of health was reelected.
The funeral Of Grace B. Kinney took
place this afternoon In the NJ + Church.
lnterment was made at Lakeside Ceme-
terry.