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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-04-16

Eyes, saw Judge Oldham and am
In q greater quandary than ever And
DIR. Barre is evidently determined TO
let me do everything. As he Is ono
Of the executors think he might do
the execution. He knows l dislike
business details of this sort But let
me ring for tea, then we can talk more
comfortably"
In her own home among her especial
friends, Edith Wraye was bright and
sociable to degree not realized by
those who knew her only as the heir
ess of her uncle's great wealth, and
who found her trifle distant and re-
served. None called her proud. She
was too sweet-tempered for that but
mere acquaintance had no conception
Of the sunny nature which filed her
mothers life with gladness, Only one,
perhaps, and he did not reveal his
thoughts. The recent death of Judge
Farley, Mrs. Wraye's brother, and the
quiet winter which followed, left
Edith free to devote her time to her
mother until the approach OF Easter
brought new perplexities
That evening the afternoons story
was rehearsed.
"Why did uncle choose to have me
take charge of this matter, mother?
don't in the least know how to set
about it Am l to go canvassing the
courts and back alleys in search of the
destined youth? Or advertiser That
would undoubtedly bring plenty of
answers. And what can child do
with so large a sum? 1t would not
have to him any significance as an
Easter gift such as uncle felt"
mo, daughter, you can hardly ex-
pect that But ought not these chill
dren to know the meaning of Easter?
Surely it is as important as Christmas,
and if, through this wish of your uncle,
you can lead some one of these poor
children to better as we'll as hap
pier life, / know you will not mind
any care or anxiety"
mo, mother dear, of course not
don't really mean to be cross. Just now
l am thinking of the disagreeableness
of the affair. DIR. Barre has to give his
Judgment, and he doesn't, and Judge
Oldham didn't help me bit They
seem determined to let me gang my
ain gait and if matters are misman-
aged they will say it's just like
woman"
"You cannot think that of our old
friend, the judge, and as for the doctor,
he has been too kind to me to let me
believe he would not do all in his pow
er to aid you in this"
"That is it; he knows l am grateful
for all he has helped you but somehow
l become antagonistic and spiteful
whenever l see him, and ! like him,
too. But come, let us read now. Here
is a magazine. What will you have?"
And the evening passed without
further discussion.
But not even the rich pages could
divert Edith's thoughts from the
problem which waited solution. Days
passed and Easter drew near, but who
should receive the check which lay in
Judge Oldham's care was unknown.
Meanwhile, in the outskirts of the
town, among the circle of patients
whom the young physician treated ''for
love and practice" as he Iaughingly
remarked, lived the boy who was to
obtain the Easter gift. And nobody
knew it Certainly not three-year-old
Dot, who filed the poor home with
sunshine; not Dots mother, who sup
ported her family by working iu a
bakery; not Miss Wraye in her home
on the hill; not Judge Oldham, i'm
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-04-16
THE CONDITION OF CHINA.
It's Loose and Unstable Form OF Govern
ment.

Its Loose and Unstable Form OF Govern-
mont.
To describe China's condition in the
political terms of the west is a very diff
hcult task, SO inadequate are these
terms to express the different phases of
oriental life. The government is patri-
archial, and is sustained by the accumu-
lated force of centuries of use and
wont. The emperor is lin theory the
father of the people; his subordinates
are little fathers. The officials, high
and low, are supposed to govern accord
ing to established customs and to a good
code of laws founded on the precepts of
Confucius. But there is no strong ma
tional sentiment The empire is an ag-
gregation of states, with few of the
connecting links by which, in the multi
form corporate life of the west, prov
ince is knit to province. China leads a
sort of polypus life. The provinces are
separated from each other by spoken
languages, diverging from common
source, as widely as do French,
Italian and Spanisb: and within
one province there are variations
of dialect so strongly pronounced as to
make the speech of one district almost
incomprehensible to another. The
means of communication are slow and
costly. There is no highly-vitalized
energy throbbing from one end of the
land to the other. The blood circulates
very slowly through the corporate body.
Strong clan jealousies and mutual dis.
trust keep the people apart and force
them to live sectional, disjointed life.
The Chinese system of government
lacks entirely the progressive and uni
flying element of popular election. The
people have no voice in the choice of
their rulers, and the rulers consider the
people as so many sheep to be feeced
The officials are paid starvingly low
salaries, and many offices are openly
bought Corruption and extortion may,
therefore, be said to be almost sane.
toned, the only restraint being the
dread of insurrection and the power of
guilds, clans, and secret societies There
is imperfect protection from robbers
and pirates, many villages preferring
To subsidize roebcr bands rather than
to have 10 deal with the worse form of
robbery practiced by the officials
Westminster Review.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-04-16

A good story is told of New York
millionaire who was caught on sur
face car without change in his pocket
He went to the conductor quietly and
explained his situation, and ended by
saying;
If you're smoker perhaps you'll
not object to pay my fare and take its
value in this way"
Here he drew from his cigar case a
fine after-dinner Perfecto and offered
it to the conductor.
"All right" said the latter, but
biz is biz. The fare is five cents, and
you'll have to give me two of them"
The passenger laughingly complied
as he thought the humor Of the affair
intentional or not, deserved recog.
nition.-N Y Tribune.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-04-16
A Deer Mother,s Love.

One Sunday not long since deer and
her young fawn were drinking from a
stone ditch near tanning, N. H., when
the fawn lost its balance and fell in.
The water was very swift and the Ii tile
animal was being rapidly hurried to
watery grave when the doe, running
ahead of it for some little distance,
plunged into the ditch with her head
down stream and her hindquarters
toward the fawn. She braced her fore
feet firmly in the crevices of the rocks
to resist the rush of the waters In q
second the fawn was washed up on its
mothers back, and it instinctively
clasped her neck. with its fore legs.
The doe then sprang from the ditch
with the fawn on her back. She Law
down and the baby deer rolled to the
ground -ChicaQo Post
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-04-16
PuNeENr PARAoRApAs.

"A Bore's Reception. -Smithson--
Anything can do for you DrownY'
Brown--"Yes,. call again" Yankee
Blade.
-He-"1 should hate to be refused by
any girl" She (meditating)- - There
Is only one sure way. Don't ask any
one"-N. Y. Sun.
-Edith-"Lord English said my inn
age was photographed on his mind"
Ethel-"Yes, photographs are usually
MADE on blanks. Yale Record.
Jones' Neither labor nor capital
oothers me; l get my living by my
brains" Robinson--"Of course not;
you have nothing invested. Truth.
-"You seem to find serious objection
to the gas" said the clerk "Yes. SIR"
replied the customer, very serious.
TITS nothing to make light of, | assure
Washington Star.
The Way of Woman -"Only love
me little bit and 1 will be your faith
full, willing slave" But where is the
fun in that? What girl really enjoys
IS managing an unwilling slave" = In
dianapolis Sentinel.
--She-"Don't you think Mr.. Morris
10 bh BIiCCIul uldus he--
Il can't say that do" She-"Did you
ever see him enter u drawing-room?"
He-"Yes; but have you ever seen him
leave q bar-room?"-Epo
-Cumso-"Old Soak had terrible
fall last night and was taken home in.
sensible" Bumso-'What did his moor
wife say when he was brought IMP"
Cumso-"She simply said chestnut"
N. Y. Herald.
-Servant-"This room will be rented
only to an artist" Room Hunter
And why not to another man?" Serv-
ant-"Because artists are less trouble
some-they never want their room put
in order. "-Fliegende Blatter.
-Tattle-"I see you everywhere with
Miss Menibowe nowadays. You seem
to be very friendly with her, but you
don't say much about it." Rattle-"No
Wherever 1 go find you've saved me
the trouble. Kate Fields Washing
ton.
YES" said young Rudgkins, who
sat in calm disregard of the clock, II
may say that l ain fixture in our Of
flee now" II know, Mr.. RudglSins"
she answered gently, "but this isn't
your Office, you know Lansing News
Mrs. Snaggs was bewailing the fact
that she had no library. Look at me,
my dear" said Snaggs, swelling up with
pride, ''am not whole library, in
Guiding dictionary and encyclopaedia"
Yes" answered his wife, looking at
him discontentedly, "bound in calf
Detroit Free Press.
Must Have Been Ill l-Tomson-"A
celebrated physician declares that the
real secret of a good memory is good
health" Openhand (who loaned Tom
son a twenty about a year ago)-
"Where does it hurt you most, old
man?"-Boston Post
-Biggs-"Let's start a newspaper.
You furnish the money and I'll supply
the brains" Diggs-"Agreed If we
both put in our whole capital, we shall
have the satisfaction of knowing that
we can never lose anything. "-Boston
Transcript.
Got Beyond That. Alarmed Wife
Surely they don't suspect you of hav-
ing been bribed!" Alderman from the
'Steenth Ward (righteously indignantly
My reputation for honesty, Alvira,
is-h'm-is away beyond suspicionw
Fire Chief-"Hurry, Brown; there
isn't moment to be lost if those peo-
pie are to be rescued" "The old pile is
burning gvery slowly. Why in thunder
don't the inmates walk out of it and
save themselves?' walk out? Great
Scott, man. that is the headquarters of
the messenger service "-Chicago Mail.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-04-16

that when poor boy he had been
greatly aided and cheered by an unex-
pected gift at Easter time, and so
sacred did it become to him that he set
aside fund to be given every year at
Easter to some needy child. In his
will he directs his executors to do the
same. TO him Easter was season of
even deeper Joy and more sacred re
mem brance than Christmas, and he
always cele brated it"
81 understand" said the young la dy,
"but how is the child to be found?
Poor deserving boys are not always
found when wanted"
THE choice is left to your wisdom,
and in this large town you can hardly
fail to find some one who would merit
the gift"
'And meantime it is growing dark,
and / must not detain you further. If
you hear of an interesting protege let
me know. l confess to being puzzled
and helpless in the matter. Easter is
close at hand" And Miss Wraye
stepped lightly out and into the wait
ing carriage.
III was just like Uncle John, she
said to herself, as the swift horses bore
her homeward, "to appoint me one of
the executors, because | need to know
business details, then to appoint DIR.
Barre another, because of his exceed
ing confidence in his wisdom, faith and
integrity And now we must go
searching for poor boys to whom we
can hand over hundred or more dol
lars What can they know about
Easter, and what would they do with
such sum? fear it will be utterly
thrown away"
Even the frosty air, the rapid motion
and the greeting of friends failed to
bring back her usual sweet expression.
Not till she entered the library where
her invalid mother lay, was smile
brought to Miss Wraye's lips.
well, little mother, has it been a
long alternoon?" she asked, with
kiss.
"It is always long when you are
away" was the answer, as the invalid
smiled back into the winsome face
above her. "Did you see the Judge,
aud whSs does DIR. Barre say?"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-04-16
LIFE AND DEATH.

Under our feet the green, green grass,
Full Cf daisies and clover sweet;
And all day long the shadows pass
To and fro where the branches meet
Under our feet the spangled bloom
As merry-hearted we laugh and play
Drunk like the bees with the rose perfume,
Bithc and glad us the summer day
Over our heads the green, green grass,
Where the silver dews and tho rain-dropl
weep;
And oven the dearest step may pass,
Ard never waken us out OF sleep
Over our heads the spangled bloom
Where merry children laugh and plaV;
Or. the inevitable DOOM
Oh, the end Of the summer day
Shirley Wynne, In Once Week.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-04-16
wiRre Tall Men Live.

The tallest men of west Europe are
found in Catalonia, Spain; Normandy,
France; Yorkshire, England and the
Ardennes districts of Belgium. In the
United States the thirty-eighth paral-
lei, ranging through Indiana and
northern Kentucky, is as decidedly the
latitude of big men as the forty-seoond
is that of the big cities. The tallest
men of South America are found in
the western provinces of the Argentine
Republic, of Asia in Afgbanistan and
kaypootana, of Africa in the high.
lands of Abyssinia Chicago Mail.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-04-16

the will is very definite. Imagine you
will have little difficulty in carrying
out his wishes" With these words the
doctor bowed and left the Office, leav-
ing Miss Wraye standing by the win
dow. A perplexed look rested on her
high-bred face, and touch Of impa-
tience was felt in her tone.
Really" she began-''l-Judge Old
ham, will you be kind enough to state
the case again?"
Certainly. Pray be seated. Xour
uncle, Miss Wraye, the late judge, was
very positive on this point He told me
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-04-16
He Could DIscount ID.

Book Agent-I've work here l
should like to show you, sir-"six
Years In the Desert Wastes of Africa. ("
Mr.. Howson Lott-It wouldn't in
terest me-Pye lived six years Ia Lone
lYville. Puck.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-04-16

" 'Ilk OhV PiSOiouo non
adjoining
With lilies pure md white.
A gladsome message bringing
OF love that knows no fear;
The sweetest anthem singing:
1.-THE risen Christ Is here"
He comes with gifts OF healing
For wounded hearts that moan;
A sunlit path revealing,
A world with pain unknown.
He comes with life eternal,
With hope, and JOY, and peace;
o happiness supernal,
When want and voc shall cea3el
He gave His life for others,
Alike for you and me;
He counts us as His brothers,
All one, no bond nor free.
The bands Of sin are broken;
The poor, and the oppressed,
Hear the sweet Gospel spoken,
"Come unto Me and rest"
o Oglorious Easter morningl
o day Of peace and lighti
One precious name adjoining
With lilies pure and white.
A gladstone message bringing
OF love that knows no fear;
The sweetest anthem singing;
"The risen Christ is near"
Sarah X. Bolton, in N. Y. Observer.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-02-26
share rom BOSTON DIRECT.
arrival OF the Bark Edward
Nay.

Messrs. G.. Brewer q Co.'S bark
Edward May, Captain Charles c.
Mcclure, arrived on Thursday
afternoon, February 25th, after a
good passage of 40 days from
Boston, with 400 tons of general
merchandise, including 500 tons of
coal The captain kindly furnished
the ADVERTISER the following re-
port of his voyage:
cleft Boston October Sth, 1891
weather very unsettled the first
four days out, and encountered a
very heavy gale, but no northeast
trades crossed the equator Nov.
14th, 81 days out, in long. go w;
was % days from 5Oo S. in the
Atlantic to So S. in the Pacific, the
greater part of the time being a
succession Of gales was % days
from 500 S. to the equator in the
Pacific, crossing it in 1902 w.
had good NE. trades to lat. IL n,
and light, variable winds from
there to Honolulu, arriving on 25th
February, 40 days from Boston.
The major part of the voyage
was accompanied with rough and
unpleasant weather. Was 500 miles
off Oahu during the last nine
days"
Captain Charles c. Mcclure has
been eight years in the employ of
c. Brewer & Co., he having served
as mate of the Martha Davis six
years, and in the same capacity on
the Amy Turner during the last
two years. He succeeded Captain
Daniel Mahaney in command of
the Edward May prior to leaving
Boston, Captain Mahaney being
promoted to the captainship of the
Hawaiian steel bark Foohng Suey,
now on the way from Boston to
Honolulu.
The Edward May viii commence
/ discharging at Brewers wharf this
morning. She will probably take
a cargo of sugar from here to San
Francisco.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-02-26
.uIPPiNG *oTE~.

The schooner Kauikeaouli brought 200
b,r. sugar from kohala yesterday Tor lhe
ncj57coner Transit. Her maintopmast was
; so,iGoie away during gale last week along
the Kohala coast.
The schooner Mile Morris brought yesteT-
aay 400 bags rice from koolau.
The steamer w 6. Hall is due to-day
from Maui and Hawai-.
- IT, IT. aI;ce cooke viii sail for San Fran
cisco about next Thursday
The brigantine Douglas will leave ioI
San Francisco tomorrow
The barkentine John Smith left Manu- anu
kona, Hawaii, last Tuesday, FEBRUARY 20
with full cargo of sugar for san ran.
cisco. She arrived with her malntopmasl
gone. and went away again IN the sans
Condition, being unable to replace IL prop
ably owing TO lack of proper materials.
Tho barkentine Discovery is about
e;ebteen days out from San Francisco.
The steamer Kilauea Hou brought 4l1l
bags sugar on Thursday for the schooner
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-02-26
SUPREME COURT.
The Union Iron Works Case
Heard Yesterday By Chief
Justice Judd.

Justice Judd.
The case OF replevin Of the Re-
ceivers Of the Union Iron Works Co.
against H. A Wideman, before Chief
Justice Judd, occupied nearly the
whole of yesterday. The jury was
bound with an agreement for a
waived in vacation.
The plaintiffs showed the trust
deed of the Company, dated Deem
Der Is, 1890, and their appointment
as receivers on January Is last, with
the records showing the meetings Of
stockholders, and that the defendant
was then a stakeholder. They also
showed the dates of the purchase of
the machinery and tools taken by
the defendant, their cost and the
dates when the defendant took them
for q claim of rent; also the lease,
dated November %, 1890, providing
for the cancellation and surrender of
the lease then existing, and that the
term of the new lease was to begin
on January l, 1891. The new lease
was recorded in February, 1891 The
plaintiffs also showed how the ma
chinery was attached to the premises,
and claimed that when SO attached
they were fixtures, and not goods
and chattels" The plaintiffs also
pointed out that the statute gives the
landlord no lien for rent, but merely
a right to take and carry away the
goods and chattels of the tenant, and
claimed that the property taken
away was in the trustees.
The defendant claimed that the
landlord must be presumed to have a
lien in order to make his right of dis
tress more effectual; that the prop
erty taken was not to be regarded as
fixtures, and that the cancellation Of
the lease in existence at the date Of
the trust deed did not affect his right
"a distrain under the new lease.
The Court reserved its decision.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-02-26
CENT. s. &. Armstrong.

The friends of General Samuel
c. Armstrong are requested to meet
each other at Kawaiahao Church,
at : so o'clock P. NJ, next Monday,
to express their sympathy with the
man and with his work at Hamp-
ton, and their earnest hope that he
will long be spared to carry on that
work. s. B. Dole,
\. f. JUDD,
W. R. CASTLE,
W. W. HALL,
II. II. PARKER,
ALFRED :. HARTwELL.
W. O. SMITH,
G.. \. Wilcox.
Honolulu, Feb. %, 1892
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-02-26
The Intermediary Court.

Judge Bickerton heard two cases
yesterday. The first was the case
of J. G.. Faria vs.. NJ. J. Silva. As
sumpsit for 5000 Judgment for
defendant.
The next was the case Of Antoine
Petro VS.. c. P. Kanakanui. This
was an assumpsit suit for $3.50,
appealed from the District Court OF
Eva. The Court reversed the de-
cision Of the lower Court and gave
judgment for plaintiff for amount
claimed.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-02-26
JOURNALIST BOWLER.
His Troubles as a Newspaper
Owner Have Just
Commenced.

Johnny Bowler came near losing
his valuable horse yesterday
through the carelessness of a SER
want. Since Mr.. Bowler has joined
the ranks of the jay" journalists
he is not a bit surprised at any
happenings. After he is in the
business for a few months he
thinks he will like it much better.
An eyewitness tells the following
story: About noon, yesterday, Mr..
Bowler, after bidding General
Walker kind goodbye, jumped
in his brake, and, attended by
Portuguese servant, drove out
home for lunch. After arriving at
his mansion (made famous by the
Ka Leo), he handed the horse over
to the said servant. The latter in
turn called a japanese servant to
give the animal some water and
then disappeared. The japanese
then did the old trick, and took
the steed's bride off to give him
the much-needed water. AS soon
as the bit was out of the animals
mouth it did the old trick too, and
started to run; it succeeded in
getting both fore feet over the
fence and remained there for some
time with a sad look at the Gov
eminent building The witness
said it was look that suggested the
81, 900 mentioned occasionally by
Mr.. Bush.
The horse was finally extricated,
much to the satisfaction Of its
owner, who Immediately left for
his sanctum to write an editorial
on the ingratitude of voters and
the carelessness of servants.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-02-26
VESSELS IN PUKT.

This list does not include coasters')
j s S Pensacola, Kauiz, San Francisco.
n NJ 5 Pheasant, Blair, Hawan.
Haw bgt Douglas, Reid, Butartarl.
Am blk Sonoma, Lee. Newcastle.
Am schr Alice Cooke, Penhallow, Pgt , q.
Am schr Transit, Jorgensen, San ran;
Am bktne Amelia. Ward, Puget Sound.
Am schr Oceania Vance, Anderson, Ms W.
ID S 5 Australia, Houdlette, San Francisco.
Am blk Edward May, Mcclure, Boston.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-02-26
German
Syrup

Here is an incident from the South
mississippi, written in April, 1890,
Just after the Grippe had visited that
country. " I am a farmer, one OF
those who have to rise early anu
work late. At the beginning of last
Winter was on a trip to the CITY
of Vicksburg, Miss. where I got well
drenched in shower of rain. I
went home and was soon after seized
with a dry, hacking cough. This
grew worse every day, until had
to seek relief. Iconsulted DR.. Dixon
who has since died, and he told me
to gets bottle of Boschee's German
Syrup. Meantime my cough grew
worse and worse and then the Grippe
came along and 1 caught that also
very severely. My condition then
compelled me to do something. I
got two bottles of German Syrup. /
began using them, and before taking
much of the second bottle, 1 was
entirely clear of the Cough that had
hung to me so long, the Grippe, and
all its bad effects. Ifelt tip-top and
have felt that way ever since"
PETER ] .BRIAI,s, Jr., Cayuga, Hines
Co.. Miss. d
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-02-26

Two hacks belonging to the Hotel
Stables broke away from the stand
yesterday afternoon about ) o'clock.
One, carriage No. IT'S, ran towards
Ka!ihi and was demolished. The
other was luckily captured before
any damage was done. The drivers
of both vehicles were not present at
the time Of the runaway.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-02-26

Alice Cooke. She landed 80 head of cattle
at Kaiaupapa. The cattle were from Hone
lua, Maui.
The barkentine Mary WinkeIman sailed
at 10 a. n. on Thursday, February 18th, for
san Francisco.
The steamer Pele takes another lot OF
machinery to Makaweli to-day.