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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-06-05
Ih. Ira,.IClnh.

AUA ANilANNifA hl NNlAH NNfN W AhN
fact that onr II the most artiye mem.
b,r. l. Dr Fila \ Marble. who has hai
the management ~ ladies gymnastio
club AMI II an advocate q many ~.
forms In that line. OF quite different
surt l. the Travel club which was organ.
iz,d and l. to grlt extent managed
ly Mr. Mary 4 Lockwood. NJ who's,
house a numlsr q very bright women
meet every s.cOnd Monday. still an.
other II the Short story club - which
Mr.. Lusanno Cnndall j. president
It. object T. a. encourage and bring ont
young writer, and ~ matter ~ course
it has 60 wade through fearful mas u
"gufi" and listen b. some very tedious
productions. but by all accounts u
sticks a. IT, work hcroically aud has
brought cut some very fair writers
Mr.. Mary T. Griffith j. president Il
the local " q. 4 L.. which j. unusu.
ally active NJ prs scnt and contains -otno
~ the brightest women iu Washington
They are particularly we'll posts'l On the
law. and Tho least hint In cOngrc-- q
any change brings them down on the
committee with force that cannot ls
resisted. They know every weak point
In the salunu keepers legal defense and
have lately Won some notable victories.
The Legion ~ Loyal Women. q
which Mr. Ruth T. Bla.land wa pr,ri.
dent ull she lcft the city few days
agu, numl.rs 900 meml-rs Tn. Won.
ems Pres club l. also spoken ~ A. Hour.
ishing. hut here. n elsewhere. the hard.
Ct wurkrrs ga the papers No not belong
to IT, Mrs B.lya a. Ln.kwO-l i pr'si.
dent ~ the Washington branch - the
Peace and Arbitration sDcirty. and the
only American woman ~ the Bsrn
Peace asso"iatiun She u one ~ The five
who constitute the American peace Ia.
rrau. Thusc au Int a few of very many
wumens organizations here. for II one
should mention all thc societies Cor ART,
religion. charity and general culture
the m,rc name, would make a toiiJu.
list. The circle - which least IL known.
though many hear ~ ", Is the 20 called
Washington club which j. supposed 10
IT, a sort of committ-, for the lu,al Pour
Hundred and to have a mysterious 20.
tcncy in deciding who j. and u not IN
society IL l. spoken ~ with a soft %
awe ~ a truly formidable bu,iy
Ninor ,iab..
80 far the clul~ - note. But what
shall ls said u the scors ~ organiHa.
tions among the women workers In the
departments-thcir reading circles and
musical parties. their combinations for
religious purposes ur mutual help, their
little dramatic societies, their talking
groups and even their progressive
,uchre clubs; Their name Il legion.
There arc thousands ~ women In tho
government service. hundreds more en-.
gagged a. clerks and tyTswriters and
scores working ~ editor, oUrrospond.
cuts and local reporters And then
there arr the state associations, ~ which
sycry state largely rprcsentcd here has
one. and at most ~ their meetings thu
women are in large majority. In short,
Washington i. the paradise ~ women.
provided only that their positions are
secure But there l. the cause a con
slant anxiety. for over tho head ~ al.
mo-t every woman employee hangs tho
threat of dismissal like the ever trem-
bling sword of Damoclos suspended by
a single hair J. ii. BEADLE
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-06-05
NUMBER %.

gion. and Washington women are noe
very much excited about the suffrage
anyhow. for the men cannot vote here.
and ~ We are al on an equality. A. to
money, we have bat a scanty reyenuo
from the rent and dues ~ the members.
but we need much more. lrcause there
l. ~ much moro that we ought to do
LIT the ladies II the country know that
when they come to Washington they
will H. warmly welcomed here and can
use our parlors 10 make mp their little
parties for shopping and Sightseeing.
This II general purpose society and
deals with everything that will help
women, FROM high art Ca drs--making. F"
% Think. Ahead ~ Time.
The Isabella association was named.
of course, for the queen and began its
studies IN Spanish history and literature
by way ~ preparation for the Worlds
fair IL had "A hotel nj Chicago during
the fair. and it, original intention was
a. take ycy active part, but when tho
boapl % lady Managers was provided
for this association retired from that
field II had. however. ALREADY raised
the money and ordered a statue 81 la.
bella made by Harriet lIosmer. This
was not completed In time f0r Chicago.
but was ssnt to California for exhibition
at the Midwintcr fair. One ~ the prin.
cipal promoters was MrS Lucia T.
Blount, who. when the OCCASION for or.
aliing Isabella was passed. organized the
Pro Re Naia club Her husband, Mr..
Henry Bluunt. il man - great wealth.
and the meetings ~ this club are usu.
ally held at their country residence, y
famous old place known A. The Oaks.
on the heights beyond Goorgctown
The name ~ this club Il a puzzle
We know what pro ~ naia means In
Latin and the law phrase and have n
cloudy kind - notion what it means Ia
theology. for IL u one - the nickname-
applied 10 an ofishoot of the old Cove
nanisrs which found Scotch pred-sti.
narianism entirely ton mild. and bJ
picking out the strongest phrases from
that and the tencts ~ the synod Il Durt
succeeded In framing q confession
which outhyTsr, the hypcr Calyinists
But what dos pro ~ nata mean m q
ladies club. Mis. Emma Gillette says
IL means "fur the nature - things.
but one ~ tho lalio, ~ the club says
they undorstAnd u to mean thinking
ahead ~ our time" suppo>e there.
forr. the object II the club 4. Ia iny,sti.
gate matter, tpp far advanced fOr pJpu.
lar discussion.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-06-05

vith my eyes 90 noticed any sixn Of return q
the sores oa my body. lean recommend hoods
ssrsApAriiA a. an sseslisnt blood purifyins
ue.i,cins.- Mss coaA EbEnf. Barpesviiie. ~
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-10-22
A SAVAGE CANARY.
One of the Very Latest of Wild Stories
About Wen Known Animals.

One of the Very Latest of wild Stories
About Wen Known Animals.
So many stories have been told recently
Of battles between tigers and snakes,
v ildcats and elephants, eagles and ALI
gators and Goldfish and wild hogs that
the following accurate description of an
encounter between "a tomcat and a ca
nary bird cannot fail to be interesting
The tomcat and the canary We're the
property of an animal dealer on the west
side who has long had reputation for
veracity. The canary was noted for its
ferceness. 1t is female bird about
years old with bright yellow feather
ing. The tomcat is quite white, with
| four legs, and weighs-or rather weighed
about ~ pounds.
During the morning it was noticed
that the canary seemed unusually saw
age. She paced up and down her cage
in great rage, crashing her teeth and
glazing at the poor cat, toward whom it
turned out she had developed a fierce an
tipathy.
The keeper secured the door of the
cage, as he thought, firmly, but during
paroxysm of temper the canary
smashed the fastening and was free.
What a moment The unfortunate
tomcat gave cry of terror and looked
around for some means of escape, but
there was none, the door of the room in
which the Carnivorous animals were kept
being locked.
The proprietor of the menagerie could
! 10 ,,Af1,s,,r C,,.1llp,,,,I Ii l,n
uneven contest, fearing all the time that
the fury of the canary bird would be e3-
pended on himself,
| With a piteous moan the wretchec
tomcat felt the talons of the canary bird
sink into his head. He raised himself
and tried to fight her off, but the bird
parried his every blow and fercely
pecked at his eyes.
Once the cat seized the bird in his
paw, but she got away from him in a
moment with the loss of only one feather.
She returned to the charge and rendered
one Of the cats eyes blind with her SHARP
bill.
The fight had lasted five minutes, and
the cat had all the worst of it. He wa.
painting, and every now and then rolled
over exhausted, uttering pitiful cries
Though he was valued at 500, the keeper
of the menagerie, who was armed will
sword and a shotgun, did not dare t.
interfere to save him. The blood of tn,
canary was up, and she meant to STAY tn,
cat.
1t was not long before the awful worl
was accomplished. The bird by an adroi
movement common to canaries when il
conflict with quadrupeds rendered thu
poor Thomas cat quite blind. Then, a
her leisure, with a series of fierce jabs
she penetrated his brain, and he ROLLED
over completely dead.
The boss was trembling for his ow,
safety, but it now seemed that the saw
age instincts of the canary had been sa
tisfed, for with a jaunty air sheregainec
her cage and began to MARBLE a song o
victory.
1t meant life or death to slut the door
but the brave boss crept courageous,
up to the cage and succeeded in accom-
plishing this feat. Then he ran ont int
the street and tainted. The nerve pres
sure had been too great for him. -Ney
York Herald
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-10-22
Disrobed In the street.

There is young colored damsel in
Washington whose soul is at present
filed with wrath because of the sum.
mary action taken by society woman
to whom she had been handmaiden.
With ways that are dark and tricks that
are vain the young woman proved her.
self conversant by making away with
articles of value. Among these was a
silk dress of which her mistress had been
especially fond. Though accused of the
theft, the woman stoutly denied it and
took her dismissal, vehemently protesting
her innocence. Not long afterward, as
the daughter of Ham was sailing down
the street in all the glory of the stolen
garment, she came upon her mistress
rapidly walking toward her with the
look of great purpose in her eye.
Retreat was impossible, as was fail
ure to comply with the astonishing de
mand that she then and there divest
herself of the gown. AS the alternative
was to be Immediately handed over t.
the police. the perturbed young woman
did as she was bid with all speed posi-
BILE, and in us brief time as it takes t.
tell the tale she stood with her ebony
projections exposed to public view while
! in an opposite direction her former mis-
tress walked away, bearing in triumph
the stolen property.-Kate Fields Wash
inCtOn,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-10-22

sagebrusn ON the open prairie. All tho !
horses were left outside the barroom
when the desperadoes were captured A
few men dashed into the sage after
Martin, which made it impossible for
the men under the tree to use their guns,
lest they hit some of the pursuers. After
an hours useless chase the hunt was
given up for the night.
AT daylight the next morning
ranchman rode into Dodge City and
electrified the town by saying he had
seen Martin near Fort Leary, 10 miles
below He said he had just finished his
breakfast when n hatless man, whom
he recognized as Martin, came i'll and
demanded shelter. The ranchman sus-
pected something was wrong from the
mans manner and at once started for
/ Dodge City and gave the alarm Thirty
men Immediately saddled their horses
and started in pursuit of the man they
had avowed to hang. AS they approach
ed the hut man appeared in the door
with winchester rifle in his hand.
Without a word he opened fire on the
advancing party. Two men dropped
from their saddles and rs the rest of
the party put spurs to their horses and
dashed toward the hut Martin, who had
done the shooting, rushed down the hill
and plunged into the Fox river. There
had been heavy rains and the river was
a torrent, which made it seem impossi-
bic that a man could reach the other
side alive. All the horsemen drew up
along the bank and waited in readiness
to shoot Martin should he by any chance
get across. They waited half an hour,
and as there was no sight Of him they
returned to Dodge City. That afternoon
the other two desperadoes were buried
in what is known as 'Murderers' row,
and beside the graves was placed a
board, TO the memory of Hank Martin,
drowned i'll the Fox river while escaping
capture.
1.-TWO years after leaving Dodge City
| CHANGED TO be in little Texas town
that l don't want to mention here A
man passed me ON the street one day
whose face was strikingly familiar.
turned to my companion and asked who
it was.
=" That, said he, is Henry Martin
one of our most respected citizens.
Suddenly the scene of the lynchinl
at Dodge City came back to me, and
knew that the last time / had seen tina
man he was standing under tree witt
a rope around his neck. told my frien,
the story, and he evidently doubted III.
sanity if not my veracity. He told M
that Martin came to the town early il
1879, when it was first started. He in
vested money in town lots and made
fortune. He was promoter of school
and churches and was talked of for tn
next mayor. That night l was at m
, hotel when tall man, with aslouche
; hat walked in. He looked round an
d then came straight to me.
\ Are you the man, he said, 'wh
1 has been telling yarn about Han
Martin being lynched?'
| II acknowledged that was
= Well, he replied, Henry told III
. to tell you that he would shoot you o
Il sight if you We're in town tomorrow.
o 1.-TWO hours later was taking a nigh
Vt ride across the prairies. kansas Cit
J. Times.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-10-22
coLuMBlA'S EMBLEM.


Bla7on Coumbia's emblem,
The bounteous, golden cornl
Eons ago Of the great suns glow
And the joy of the earth twas born.
From Superlor's shore to Chill,
From the ocean of dawn to the west,
with its banners of green and tasseled sheen,
1t sprang ut the suns behest,
And by dew and shower from its natal hour
With honey and wine twas fed
Till the gods were fain to share with men
The perfect feast outspread,
For the rarest boon to the land they loved
Was the corn so rich and fair,
Nor star nor breeze DER the farthest seas
Could find its like elsewhere.
In their hottest temples the meas
offered the heaven sent maize
Grains wrought of gold in silver fold
For the suns enraptured gaze,
And its harvest came to the wandering tribes
As the gods own gift and seal,
And Monteauma's fcstal bread
Was made of its sacred meal.
Narrow their cherished fields, but ours
Are broad rs the continents breast,
And lavish as leaves and flowers the sheaves
Bring plenty and joy and rest.
For they strcw the plains and crowd the
wuins
When the reapers meet at morn,
Till blithc cheers ring and west winds sing
A song for the garnered corn.
The rose may bloom for England
The lily for France unfold,
ireland may honor the shamrock,
Scotland her thistle bold,
But the shield of the great republic,
The glory Of the west,
Shall bear IL stalk of the tasseled corn,
OF all our wealth the best.
The arbutus and the goldenrod
The heart Of the north may cheer,
And the mountain laurel for Maryland
Its royal clusters rear,
And jasmine and magnolia
The crest of the south adorn,
But the wiLe republics emblem
Is the bounteous golden cornl
Edna Dean Proctor in Century
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-10-22

The Armstrong company has shown
some very interesting experiments with
the latest ordnance A 6 inch gun was
fired four times in 20 seconds and an s
inch gun three times in 80 seconds. A tor
pedo was driven satisfactorily with cordite
as powder. There was searctlight
which would keep its beam upon an object
no matter how violently the vessel rolled.
A 10 inch 30 ton gun, when it was fired,
opened the breech screw by the recoil and
wound up spring, which, when released,
would close the breech again. A 7-1C
field howitzer anchored itself after the dis.
charge by driving "A spade shaped plate into
the ground, after which its recoil was met
by jacket which surrounds it.
A quick firing field gun, which anchor:
itself in similar manner, fired five rounds
of shrapnel in 80 seconds. A 10 FOUNDER
mountain howitzer could be taken to pieces
so that no part of it would weigh more than
200 pounds. 1t is screwed together in five
minutes. A 6 inch gun, with light port
able disappearing mountings for long
siege strain, could be taken apart so that nc
portion weighed more than three tons, II
hours being required to mount it.
A inch naval gun fired five times in 6s
seconds, each time at different range and
target. A plate of special steel designed
for shield received rifle and eating CUR
fire at 100 yards range without single pen
etration, while the plate hitherto used was
penetrated at every shot, the gatlng CUR
| almost cutting it in two.-Chicago Herald
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-10-22

What on the lips Of the intellectual
doubter" would have been only profane
sarcasm was irresistibly funny because
Of its innocence, when Lewis, his i'm.
agination fired by the first opera he had
ever witnessed, inextricably mixed up
Moody and Sankey and 1.-THE Mikado'
as follows; The day following his at
tendance at the latter performance he
burst upon the scandalized maternal
vision attired in imitation of his admired
Ko-Ko in a patchwork crib quilt and q
feather duster in his hands waving ac-
centuation to each syllable as he capered
about chanting;
The viii of the Lord be done. be done.
Apd W you Lad better suceumb. cumb. cumbl
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-10-22

Let us not vigorously crowd the Indi.
ans to abandon tribal organization. II
this is done before they are ready for it,
they will surely lapse into degradation.
Let them remain in compact bodies on
reservations to help one another over the
change and do not compel them to com,
mingle and compete with the white race
in struggle in which they must be hope
lessly doomed. Slowly by law and by
instruction teach them the value of our
property laws. Do not force citizenship
upon them, but let them sue for it. We
should hold ourselves ever ready to q ant
it, but let them first discover its benefits
Ii such a policy is maintained for two
generations more, the problem will bt
solved-the remnant of the Indians viii
be saved and absorbed in modern en-
Observation-Disclosures J. w. Powell il
Forum.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-10-22
MY PEARLS.

have n string Of pearls
Untarnished, perfect aud falls
Eight-but the angels came one day
And placed one in their care.
Seven are left me, priceless gems,
Perfect as any you'll sec,
And only our Heavenly Father Rnons
How precious they are TO me.
Three are large ones, fully grown.
Then there's an odd one there.
II shines between with mischievCtal
CLEAN,
Then three like steps in STAIR
Aunt Louisa In Minneapolis Housekeeper.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-10-22

y King Khama, the firm ally of the British
in their South African war, is Christian,
4 monogamist and a teetotaler. Khama,
when a youth, accompanied his father to
an old Beers to sell tusks. The Boer pro-
iuced brandy bottle and piled Khama's
father with the contents until he induced
him to give up valuable quantity of ivory
'or paltry horn of powder and bar OF
cad. From that day Khama resisted the
iemptation to patronize the black bottle
Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-02-26

iusiical reserve on subject on
which no other citizen wishholds
his views There is reason 10 say
from the information at my com
mand that Senator Morgan viii
undertake the ingenious task OF
sustaining both Harrison aud
Cleveland. He will contend that
President Harrison was mis-
informed BY Minister Stevens.
but that even within the area of
such transformation, he acted
with moderation and patriotism
and left the political disposition
of the matter to the Senate as the
treaty-consldering power. while
he left the executive of diplo-
matte treatment of 1t to the
Cleveland Administration in cir
cumstances that enabled the
latter freely to deal with ii. 1
think the Senator will magnify
the excellence Of the characters
of Blonnt and Willis, that lie
will contend that these proceed
legs were only tentative and at
no time is contravention OF the
duty of the Executive to strive to
undo the wrong which he believ-
ed had been done, and that as
soon as it was found out that
reparatlon was impossible, with
out committing an even greater
wrong, the effort was abandoned
and the whole subject was trans
ferred to Congress. [ predict
that he will go back to Jefferson s
acquisition of louisiana and to
Marcy's sentiments toward these
very islands when he was Presi
dent Pierce's Secretary of State,
as Democratic precedents long
outdating President Harrison 5
Hawaiian policy. Mr.. Morgan
will, l feel certain, advise that
the Sandwich Islands be permit
ted a long period of internal
repose, before he would favor
the exercise of what he regards
as the historical hospitality of
the United States to the idea of
acquiring them.
Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-02-26
WnITEWAsH.
For Everybody Else But
J. L. Stevens.

Chicago. Feb. l5.-St. Clair
McKelway. editor of the Brook
lyn Eagle, said in an interview
today: II am in position to
know what view Senator Morgan.
chairman Of the Senate Com
mittee on Foreign Relations.
hopes to be able to maintain in
the final report he will make on
the Hawaiian question. He is,
such a fertile minded man. and
the evidence his COMMITTEES Is
receiving in formal manner has
informally been so copiously sci
forth in letters. dispatches and
interviews. that it would be al
fectaii IN On his part to maintair
Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-02-26
EDITOR HoLoaUA:
JoHN T. CoLBURN.

l would like to be enlightened
by you about the application of
the law relating to sidewalks.
In Emma street, the side walks
have lately been overhauled, so
rs to obtain uniform grade.
This has been cause OF great
expense to many property-o owners
in that street. Now, how is it,
that opposite to Emma square,
where the grade has been lower
ed, Mr.. c. r. Bishop, instead OF
lowering his iron gates, to suit
the new grades, is allowed to
build stone pavement before
them. raising this pavement by
several inches, so as to correspond
to the whole abolished grade? Is
it because Mr.. G. r. Bishop is
too poor to go to the expense of
fitting his gates and his inside
walk to the grade of the street?
And are the passengers on the
side walk to be inflicted with an
exerescence before Bishops
gates, which will be very dis
agreeable impeachment, especially
for walking at the night timel So
1 think that even, if the law does
allow side walks to be tempered
with in this way, which | doubt,
: Mr.. Bishop ought to be manly
enough to 60 to the slight ex-
pense of lowering his gates, in
stead of interfering with the
public and spoil the aspect Of
the street.
Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-02-26
Reply To D. B. Smith.
EDITOR HoLoxUA:

You may say for me as inform
alton to the Royalists that nay
visit to ". n. Smiths office
yesterday at IL a N. bad nothing
at all to do with politics in any
shape or form. | was telephon-
ed for by a gentleman to come
there on some business at III
o'clock aud [ did not know that
the marshal and the cabinet OF
the provisional government were
holding a meeting III the rear
Office until l entered the same.
and then Immediately withdrew
to the front Office. and completed
what | had to do with the party
who telephoned for me. L am
not aware what the officials were
discussing and l made no attempt
TO listen to them or to find out
what they were therefore.
JorYN T. CoI pT-Py
Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-02-26
EDITOR HoLoMUA:
NINAU

Noticing an item in your paper
about Asiatics fitting up d. b.
Smiths shoe store. | was an
eye witness to japanese artists
fitting up the shelving and also
to the large desk and other fur
niture of the store having been
made in a Nuuanu street Chinese
factory to d. b. Smiths order,
and wheeled up to the store in
broad daylight by the iong-cued
wood artists on their own hand
cart.
| only knew what [ and a
dozen other white workmen saw,
and we concluded D. B. S. ex-
pected the Cinnamon to bny his
shoes or he would have given a
white-man a chance to bid on his
desk and other work.
| am glad to see d. B, disclaim
against patronising Chinese.
MELIcANMAN.