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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-17
A pIoneer PnInee car

Our wagons, or the Reed wagons" "a
they We're called. were all made TO order,
and can say without fear OF contradic.
tion that nothing like our family wagon
ever started across the plains 1t was what
might be called n two story wagon, or
"Pioneer palace ear, attached to a regular
immigrant train. The entrance was on the
side, like that of an old fashioned stage
coach, and one stepped into small room, a.
1t were, in the center Of the wagon. At the
right and left were spring seats with com
Portable high backs, where one could sit
and ride with as much ease as on the seats
of Concord coach In this little room
was placed tiny sheet iron stove whose
pipe, running through the top OF the
wagon, was prevented by "A circle Of tin
from setting fire TO the canvas cover.
A board about a foot wide extended over
the wheels on either side the fall length Of
the wagon, thus forming foundation for
q large and roomy second story In which
were placed our beds Under the spring
seats were compartments in which were
stored many articles useful for the journey.
such as a well filled work basket aud a full
assortment OF medicines, with lint aud
bandages for dressing wounds. Our cloth
Ing was packed, not Ia Saratoga trunks.
but in strong canvas hags plainly marked
Some Of mammn's young friends added a
looking glass. hung directly opposite the
door. in order, as they said, that my mother
might not forget TO keep her good looks,
and strange 10 say, when we bad TO leave
this wagon, standing likea monument on
the Salt Lake desert, the glass was still un
broken. have often thought how pleased
the Indians must have been when they
found this mirror which gave them back
the picture OF their own dnsky faces Mrs
Virginia Reed Murphy In Century
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-17

| was playing the part OF rough coun.
try lad IN the "Maister Of Wdodbarrow, p
who by the sudden death of three relatives
is Installed mt the old manor house at the
head OF the family
The prggish old butler. who has rele-
gated to himself the right to instruct me
In all the intricacies of the kentlemen,s 5
toilet, so exasperated me on dne occasion
that drew Off my slipper and flung It at
his head
We'll, on the night in question we were
playing at the Lyceum. Augustus Cook.
the butler. got a little too far down to
ward the footlights, and when he dodged
the slipper it sailed out into the audito
rum. barely missing the head OF stout
gentleman seated about half way down the
aisle
There was laugh at this ofcourse, but
it grew into a roar when the haldheaded
man, whose face rivaled an Italian sunset
in the brillianey of its colorlnH, hastily
arose, picked up the slipper, pat ID In his
pocket and stalked Indignantly out OF ths
theater
IL was too near the end OF The scene 10
make II worth while sending the butler for
another slipper. SO hoped ar bund on one
foot until the curtain went down--Ed
ward Sotheru In New York World
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-17
FulaIllns the wl.he. Of The Deaa.

Old Lord Forelen. the Scotch judge died
in lT27. DIR. Clerk. who attended his lord
ship TO the last, calling on his patient the
day he died, was admitted 10y the judges
old servant aud clerk, David Reel "How
does my lord dos" inquired the doctor "l
houp he's weelP' responded the old man
whose voice and manner at once explained
his meaning With tears streaming down
his face he conducted DIR, Clerk into a
room where there were two dozen bottles
of wine underneath the table
Other gentlemen presently arrived, and
having partaken Of glass or two Of wine,
while they listened 20 DaYid's account oi
his masters last hours, they all rose to de.
part. mo, no. gentlemen. not so, said
the old factotum. 1T was the expressed
wish OF the deceased that should I'LL ye
a'fou, aud ! maun fuliill the will O. this
dead" DR.. Clerk used 10 add, when re
lating the story. .and, indeed. he did fulfill
the will o. the dead, for before the end OF
there was ma ane Of Us able to bite his ala
thoombp-San Francisco Argonaut
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-17


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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-17
Tn. Future Of the English tanru.x.

As 20 the English of the future, who
knows what the years may bring forth
The language is alive and growing and ex.
tending on all sides, TO the grief OF the
purist and the pedant. who prefer dead
language that they can dissect at will and
that has come TO the end Of It's usefulness
The existence Of BriticismA and Of Anieri
caniems and OF AustralianismA IL sign OF
healthy vitality. Neither Usage" said
Professor Freeman. after contrasting Ger
tain Americanisms and Britieims. "can be
said 10 be In itself better or worse than the
other. Each usage is the better In the land
ia which IL has grown up OF itself"
An unprejudieed critic. n such one
could happily be found, would probably dis
cover an equality Of blemish oh either side
OF the ocean-more precision and pedantry
on the one side. and more daring careless
ness on the other. To declare q single
standard OF speech is impossibl le.-Brandes
Matthews In Harper'A
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-17

To one CT the Princess de Conti's dinners
tho prince had invited the Abbe de yoise
non. but the abbe unluckiiy forgot the
date, and his chair was vacant. On the
morrow one Of his friends met him aud
said.
"Monseigneur, yesterday. was In devil
of a rage with you"
Feeling that he was in the wrong de
Voisenon attended the princes next recep
tion to make his humble apologies His
htghness. as soon as he perceived his impo
lite guest, turned his baek Nothing iaunt
ell the ahbe exclaimed
"Ah. monseigneuF. you overwhelm me
with gratitude, had been told yon would
never more have anything 20 do with me.
but, thank heaven, see have been mis-
informed
"Howf" said the prince
Your highness has turned your back
upon me, and know that that Is not your
custom before your enemies. ALL the
Year Round
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-17

Oliver Ellsworth. of Connecticut, who
was one ~ the most conspicuous men OF
the country during the administrations Of
Washington aud Adams seems To have
had at the beginning of his career no ex
pectatiOn OF becoming eminent His am
bition was limited 10 gaining a living for
himself. his wife and children
But one day while arguing a case in
court, he heard "A stranger say; "Who IL
this young man' He speaka we'll"
Those words made Ellsworth chief Jus
tice OF the United States, minister to
France and United States senator lie
went home after court was adjourned, told
his wife what he had heard and began to
think Of rising at the bar IN his old age
looked up TO aud respected as a Christian
statesman, he used 20 say that these words
were the turning point of his life
But young Ellsworth was not only sensi
tive TO praise, he was an industrious young
man, who did many things which had no
reference to the law because II was his duty
to do them
When, after graduating at Princeton,
and having become member Of the bar at
Hartford, he began u practice law, his
father gave him nm ax and a wood lot.
OLIVER" said the oil man. who was n
pioneer, IF you wish to get ahead. you
must work for IL
Oliver settled on the wood lot, some dis
tance from Hartford, cleared the land,
split rails to fence IL, built a log house and
there received the clients who sought him
When the term Of court began he walk ed
down 70 Hartford argued his cases and
then returned home IT, his wood lot. On
coming into court the spectators observed
thgl the young lawyer hands were swollen
md pierced with thnrns That fact did not
h,iIscredit him with tine farmers who served
as jurors aud witnesses But after he
heard the words Of praise. he paid more at
tention tn his books and less 10 his farm. -
| Youths Companion
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-17
why Thinkers Are Abhorred.

In Spain. France, Ireland aud some part.
of England tinker Is held in such ahhor
renee by the common people as to make il
almost impossible for him to get meal OF
find lodgings forthe night. The reason al
legged Is that when the blacksmith was
ordered to make nails for Christ's cruel
fixion he refused, but the tinker made them
and Christ condemned him and all OF his
race 10 bc wanderers and never have rooi
OF their own 10 cover their heads until thu
worlds end.-st Louis Republic
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-17
BY THE NOR aNe LIGHT.
Oh. glad and RED. thc lish, q morn

Oh. glad and rce, the light Of morn
Across the frid ~ Hsirlr hrukr.
And showed the Wssst 81 tramplt.i corn
And smoldcrine g irtnsteads wrapped IL
smoke.
And cold and siars the soldier las.
shot down he,ide \ battered gun.
And grlinly .plaahta W4tA Ullol and clay
His face looked ghl -ily in tie sun
Oh. glad and red. ths morning shone
In happy England ar away.
Where knelt "A hrittI haired little one
Beside her muther1. Knee 10 pray,
And prompting each fond faltering word.
The soldiers wife 'Eas glad and smiled:
She knew not twas widow heard
The prHitic 81 au Orphan child
Oh, glad and rel. ah glad ard red
The morning hight EiuWcd cVerywhcre.
And one brau tuutaRd tAe father dead.
And one the chili hn kus'li ia prayer;
And frnm the tramp ed corn and clay
a sky lark spraUg ith in,uus breast
For shot and she'll id spared that day
Its four brown egt s iittlr nest
William Canton.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-17
A Tired skeleton.

Living Skeleton tonly one In America, at
dime mnsenml ml--These folks make me
tired.
Sympathetic Visitot-In what wayi
Here | am earning $500 a week as the
greatest living skeleton. yet hour after
hour, day In an day out, Que old woman
after another stops an chins an ehins at
me about the things ought to eat TO get
tat GOOD News
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-17
HAIR turned white from E1el,sment.

Says DR. Samuel II. Dickson: "Conda,
mine gives Us the affecting narrative Of a
young Frenchwoman. Nine. Godin, who,
descending the Amazon tn an open boat
with seven persons, had the misfortune TO
he wrecked. She saw her companions
perish one by one. and WAS left alone In
the wilderness. but through infinite perils
and labors At last reached a settlement.
her hair having turned white.-New York
Times
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-17
The cat May Eujoy sh. Picnic.

Metaphorieally speaking. yoIl can never
tell how the cat win jump In that house
hold.
II it was sensible cat n would jump
out OF the window. | should think. when
they start one Of their littls Iamiiy arxa
ments New York Epoch
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-17

Previous lnfdelities are d ost readily
condoned by the person for whose sake the
last was committed Yet no one has fnaFs
reason 70 missrust you than the person for
whoss sAke you have deceived knother.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-03-04

imam, such being the meaning Of that
word. The argument as reported bore
suspicious resemblance to that in the
correspondence between President Ed
wards and DIR. Samuel Hopkins One
said, He cannot bea god, for he is cruel,
yindictive and greedy" The other said,
You cannot tell how god will act.
and perhaps"
It was the familiar issue. Are right
and wrong absolute, and is the moral
law obligatory on Deity as on 1nortalss
Well, the Edwards party, SO to speak,
carried the day, and it was decided that
the supposed Lono should be put to
the test. A blow-not mortal-was
struck; the captain groaned and blood
flowed. .Kanaka, mol" "a man, indeedD
cried the skeptics. "Oal Oa!" True,
TrueD screamed the others "Kanaka,
mol" and he was at once dispatched
And added Mr. Broughton, when
the old men told us this the tears stood
IN their eyes, for they were among the
few who continued to believe that Cook
was god, or at least a superior being
With the horseback ride thence to
Kilauea and the descent into the crater
all general readers are familiar Every
body knows how Pele, the devil goddess of
the kanakas, used to hold her fiery court
IN the flaming lake; how the flaments
OF lava, like glassblowers' thread :
thrown off by the fiery waves. were be-
heVed to be her hair; how the natives,
when warned by well known signs that
an eruption was near, threw many fat
hogs and other articles of value into the
lake, and finally how the brave Princess
Kauikulani, to convince her people that
idoiatry was foolish. descended into the
crater without the usual ceremonies and
returned unhurt to her amazed people
Is it not all written in mission reports
and Sunday school books?
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-03-04
A New Monumen. for chicago.

Chicago is exerting herself to put style
and finish on as many as possible OF
her public adornments in time for the
great exposition, and the visitor thereto
will be surprised at the many new moLu-
ments of one sort or another in the city.
Among the latest is the beautiful gift OF
George M. Pullman, commemorating the
massacre of the Fort Dearborn garrison,
Aug. Is, 1912. In that affair Black Par.
fridge, who was in truth a noble red
man. rescued the young wife of Lieu.
tenant Helm from savage who had his
tomahawk lifted to dash out her brains,
and this incident the sculptor-Car
Rohl- hl-Smith-has chosen for his subject
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-03-04
VIEW OF HONOLULU.

Iish and Americans. but before reaching
our hotel we saw that those were only
the advance guard of porters, small
traders, agents for this and that, idle
sailors and the general fotsam and jet
sam of port in the tropics which is the
common resting place of rovers of all
nations.
From the center of the town on, how
ever. we struck it rich in the Kanaka
line. We saw them of every age and
many shades Of color and in every stage
of dress and civilization, from the new
arrival from the mountain highlands.
clad only SO far as absolute decency re-
auired to the cultured gentleman in
blue coat. white vest and truly immacu-
late linen. At every convenient recess
in the side of the street was a group of
native women. but there was not the
same variety in their dress. With scarce
iy an exception each wore a sort Of
Mother Hubbard of blue cloth. and
whether walking. sitting or riding-and
many of them were riding and always
astride-they managed this single gar
ment with the same modest grace | had
noted among those in the boats.
The streets are of fair width, and in
places seemed to me winter than was
agreeable and rather dusty. As there is
nearly always breeze enough at sea to
refresh one, felt oppressed at first by
the dead calm in the air. and retiring to
the courtyard of the hotel was just say
ing it was hotter than had been led to
expect when felt strong. cool breeze
In three minutes at the furthest the sky
was overcast and sl1nost black; in 10
minutes more the rain was pouring in
volumes, which, as it seemed to me,
threatened to wash the town away.
naturally supposed that open air sight
seeing was done with for that day, but
my local mentor, to whom had brought
letters from Salt Lake City, laughingly
replied: wait wee You are not in old
England now, nor yet in Utah
In an hour the sky was bright and
clear as ever. In another the streets
were in splendid condition, and next
morning they were dusty again then
learned three things which surprised me
very much: That at least one-fourth of
the entire population of the little king
dom live in Honolulu; that the city rests
not On the true rock of the islands or
volcanic deposits. but on sort of fat
built up by the coral insect, and that
three fourths of the Hawaiians of all
races live in very narrow belts around
the islands. The interior of Hawaii es-
pecially is an almost untrodden waste
The coralline basis of Honolulu is so
Subscription to the Clarion 81 50 year.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-03-04
HAWAIIAN MoNARcHs


HAWAIIAN MONARCHs.
European annals. Originally each island
had its own king, and some more than
one, but about century ago arose the
great Kamehameha, and in series of
wonderful campaigns reduced them all
under his rule.
He is the great Hawaiian hero, the war
rior, king and sage, the David and Sol
omon and Haroun al Raschid all in one
But it is great mistake to say, as many
recent writers have done, that the civili-
cation he fostered was purely native and
original. and still more to begin Hawaiian
history with Cooks voyage. A hundred
years before that the islands were visited
by white men and many times between
that date and Cooks visit. White men
lived on the islands even before Kane
hameha's reign They had introduced
many improvements, and ne had the as
sistance of some of them In his wars
He was succeeded by five kings of his
blood, who took his name as title, but
were known by other names. OF these
Alexander died in 1868, and Lot late in
1872, William Lunalilo taking the crown
in January, 1878. David Kalakana was
elected to succeed him in 1874, and m
1891 he died and gave place to Ililiuoka-
lani
Now, the old royal line expired as
aforesaid with King Lot, and as King
Bill and Kalakaua, though Of ancient
royal stock, had to be voted into power,
there was necessarily some lowering of
the royal dignity and lessening of the
ROYAL prerogative And as liberal con.
stitution had been adopted and govern.
ment established somewhat on the Eng
Iish model, there is really no change
perceptible to the mass of the people in
adopting provisional government semi.
republican in tome
And through all this century, while
civilization was rapidly progressing and
later while Christianity was becoming
dominant, the Kanakas were fading away
at rate unprecedented since the tender
natives of the West Indies died off under
spain's harsh rule. First, the wars of
Kamehameha wrought havoc, and as the
last of these wars was ending there came
mysterious pestilence which reduced
the population by one-fourth or more.
Diseases introduced by profigate sail
ors doubtless wrought some destruction,
but not nearly SO much as has been re.
ported. Then came the leprosy Tor rather
it developeD and for time threatened a
general destruction. Even now it is a
r,raaf ,e11rsa bi1t not SO destructive aS
formerly.
Beyond all these known causes, how
ever, there are causes not understood
a too rapid civilization Is often fatal to
primitive races. The sudden inflow Of
new impressions on unprepared nerve
centers breaks them down. The wear
ing of clothes seemed for a time to make
the native women barren, as they paid
no attention to the ordinary rules for
keeping their rairnent in healthful con-
d.tien. Another cause has lately been
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-03-04

assigned in these words: Hawaii is a
holiday Iand-a lazy land-a soft, lux
urious, voluptuous land--and the de-
preston from safety is correspondingly
great. There is no set purpose in life.
no firm and high resolve, and SO when
melancholy comes it kills.
No other man dies SO easily and gently
as true Kanaka. He can lie down and
die whenever the notion takes him. and
with no apparent disease. This happens
among many dark races, but with none
so often as the Kanakas Captain Cook
guessed their number at 4G0, 600. and it
may have been half that. In 1922 the
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-03-04

The Americans, however, prevailed
upon the British cabinet to annui these
acts. And If Hawaii is now annexed.
what?
The Kanakas are about as well qualified
to run a republican government as 30
many school children OF the internedi-
ate grade. The boys OF any English or
American high school are ten times bet
ter qualified. The Chinese are not even
TO be thought of as voters. Eqrally so
all the other dark peoples The Portu-
guese are somewhat better Evidently.
If annexed, Hawaii-Nei cannot be state
or even territory. The 18th amend
ment must be ignored from the start,
and such must be the condition for half
century at least. In short, tho am.
nexed region must be an absolute de-
tendency, ruled like a British crown
colony or distant military post-an ab-5
norInity for which the constitution OF
the United States makes no provision.
JOHN E. WmLOUaHB7.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-03-04

Of these about %, 900 live in Honolulu.
which is the Paris of the north Pacific.
All the allurements of life abound.
Hard work is left to the Chinese for the
most part, and active business to other
foreigners With at least half the popu-
lation social life is the only life. Re
ceptions, teas and club meetings. polite
ical demonstrations, visits to the popu-
lace and to vessels in the harbor, rides
and drives, poi suppers and bathing par
ties. chatting in the groves and loung-
ing and smoking in the gardens such
was life in Honolulu while was there
and cannot learn that there has been
any change
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-03-04

kinds of fun which are to Americans
much funnier than they are meant to be
viz, the serious comments of some
very serious English writers ON our So
ciety and politics, and the attempts OF
Frenchmen to be funny at our expense
1t is pleasant to learn that the illus
trated papers of Paris contain carica-
lures Of the Chicago Worlds fair, for it
shows that Europe is interested in it,
and their ideas about us are decidedly
funny. One paper, for instance, gravely
informs it's readers that great attrac-
ton at Chicago will be Buffalo Bill and
his heroes, showing how they would
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-03-04

have routed the amazons of Dahomey
If only the French government had em.
ployed them. Bill is apparently better
known in France than any other of our
public men.
Another gives an illustration of We
suvius. The volcano is to be 'strans-
ported to Jackson park, and to make it
safe it viii be covered with boiler iron
well riveted. Furthermore, when put on
exhibition, instead of lava and ashes it
will belch forth a shower of fresh roses
and perfume. ..all of which," says the
Partisan caricaturist. "are included in
the one price of admission. Headds that
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-03-04
kANaka SPEECH AND RELIGION.

How the Islands Were Built UP and How
Christianized.
The first task for me, pursuant to my
business on the islands, was to learn a
little of the language, which deserves a
paragraph or two. especially as many
native names must appear in the re-
mainder of this article found 1t quite
easy of requirement Every word and
every syllable in every word ends with
vowel, and every vowel is pronounced
almost exactly as in German. There is
of course syllable to every vowel. but
in ordinary and rapid pronunciation the
effect is precisely the same as in German
and spanish-that is, au or ah-oo, is
practically pronounced ow, as in now.
40 is nearly the same, but it is rather
more tony to pronounce these two dis
tinctly separate Al is, similarly, pro
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-03-04

fertile little tracts, and the Kanakas have
here and there cultivated patches near
the mountains, where the lava seems to
have cooled but yesterday.
We took what is called the new route
to visit Kealakeakua bay, where Captain
Cook was killed, and of that tragedy
received very curious account from a
Mr.. Broughton. an aged Briton, who
reached the islands as d sailor in 1910.
He had it direct from two aged Kanakas
who witnessed the killing. Itsseems that
after Captain Cook had carried matters
with a high hand for awhile two par
ties formed. One said he was Lono, the
god: the other tina. he was Kanaka. or