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The sun., 1894-02-08
The Largest Topaz.

The largest topaz ever brought into
the United States is now in the posses
sion of James w. Beath, a welt-known
lapidary. The gem is eighty two milli-
meters in diameter and weighs 2,S00
carats. 1t was found on the south
east coast of New Zealand by bush
man and sold to trader, who took IL
to India and sold it for large price TO
one o. the native Indian princes. Dur
ing famine it was taken to the cap
tain of a German merchant ship and
exchanged for corn and potatoes Toe
captain on h return to the father
land sold it to a lapidary, W 10 cut it
in the style of a r r,sc diamond The
work on it may b. estimated when it
is understood that months were con-
sumed in the cutting and p 'lishing
and thatit has 450 facets. It is hard
ly suitable for ring, but might, with
small lamp behind it, be used for a
The sun., 1894-02-08
HAND SHAKING.
The New Style of Greeting and 1t Ends
y in kissing.

r
"No, that's no longer the style"
said one girl to another, as her friend
raised her arm until the immense puff
of her velvet sleeve was on level
with her head, 1--WE don't shake hands
in the air any more. At present this
ceremony is performed very low down;
the arm is held rlther stiff and the
hands meet as near the knee as posi-
ble The clasp is the same, as is also
the shake. Wait until we reach home
and IL give you an object lesson in
the new way of kissing" she contin-
ued.
81 learned it at school, bnt not from
book however; our principal taught
us, and she forbade the girls to salute
each other except in the pr~>cribed
manner-that is, kiss on either
. cheek. When your lips are touching
your friend right cheek, hers are TAX
ing the powder off your left, and, vice
versa.
''It's very pretty, very foreign and
dignified and requires time and prac-
tice in order to accomplish it grace
fully; besides, it's more satisfying than
hit or miss salutation that alights
sometimes on the chin, sometimes ON
the tip of tine nose, hut which was
meant to reach the mouth" r..
The sun., 1894-02-08
Chance in HuntinR.

The other day hunter in the woods
of Maine sat down upon log to rest.
Suddenly he heard a rustic, and look
ing up spied a big black buck looking
straight at him. He got a shot at the
animal which bounded away and dis
appeared The hunter gave chase, but
after half an hours search he gave it
up as a bal job. Suddenly partridge
whizzed out of a tree and a shot Grip
pied the bird. 1t futtered away
among the underbrush and the hunter
pursued it. He got the partridge and
had scarcely taken two steps when he
came upon the deer stone dead.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-21
The Hoosler Poetess,

MANY of James Whitcomb Riley's best
thought were inspired by his sweetheart, "
says a. l.. Ogdon of Greenfield, Ind.
when Riley was painting signs, and his
father acted rs justice Of the peace, there
was young lady in Greenfield who gave
promise of becoming great poet-so much
so that she was widely known as The Hoo
sicr Poetess She and Riley became ar
IDENTIFY attached to each other, and for sew
eral years 1t was an open secret that they
would he married as soon as the impedi-
ment of poverty should be overcome Be
fore either had attained u complete success
the young lady was crippled In railroad
accident, and marriage was no longer TO
bo considered, Riley's early poems were
often suggested by her, and the two worked
together in the literary field. Since her
accident she has not been able to pursue
her work, and the people have lost much
that would have been bright and bcauti-
full, for the talent she possessed was Of a
high order. Cincinnati Enquirer
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-21

OF all cranks the Anglo-Saxon crank is
the most entertaining, because he has an
idea that he can revolutionize the English
language by throwing out number Of
words that everybody uses and introducing
In their stead "A number that nobody knows
anything about. The Anglo-Saxon maniac
has strong antipathy to all words that
are Of Latin or Greek derivation, or in
deed of any derivation at all except Saxon
and proposes TO throw them, neck and
crop, out of the English language and sub
stitute English words in their stead Ono
of the tribe has recently published little
handbook Of the proposed changes, which
Is the most amusing tissue of absurdity
ever seen. According TO this reformer
electricity should be fireghost, superan-
nuated should be overyeary, democracy
ought to be folkdom; criticism, deems err
hood, and horiz"n, skyedge For telegi am
he would have us say wirespell, and for
omnibus, folktrain. A row of no ses
ought TO be housetwins, quadrai gle
should be fourwinkle and an append TX,
hankmatter For the word magnificent he
would substitute highdeeds and a peram-
bulator should be a pushwainling. En;hu-
siasm should be faithheat, and epidemic n
manqualm and an ambassador of state,
spellman.-St, Louis Globe Democrat.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-21

a Brockton society woman of true cul-
turc met her husbandla professional mani
ut the door the other night as he returned
from business and with IA serious face pro
cecded to hold "a private consultation with
him upon the all important and absorbing
topic, their only child, midget Of few
summers. twas decided that after dinner
papa should interview the little one and
correct some faults of speech which she
had fallen into. He heard that she had
taken to using strong words, but he didn't
believe that. After supper he led his little
daughter to the library, and standing her
In front of him seriously said, looking
her in the eyes
'Maudie, | am sorry to say 1t, but they
tell me you use swear words. Is that soy"
Maudie, with her hands claspcd behind
her and her round eyes fixed on her father,
said deflantly:
mo, faint"
But" persisted her father, they say
you certainly do.
"Who says sot' demanded Maudie
'Oh, a little bird told me, 4" said her ia
ther knowingly.
We'll, with very emphatic emphasis,
ut must have been one of those -
sparrows, then. Boston Record.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-21

This is where you answer questionsi"
be said inquiringly as he looked in on the
thin, little, solemn looking fellow.
ut is replied the thin man. Write out
your question. Write only on one side of
the paper and then send 1t in to me"
But Pm in "a hurry"
Cant help it,"
tits an easy one"
"Well, 90 ahead"
"All right. Now, suppose a woman is in
big hall and she wants to get out"
"Without walkingf'
mo, she's willing to walk"
"All right. Go on"
"Well, Wen say that there are t of
other people in that hall who want to ave
at the same time"
"Yes"
"And they come troopng along bnhind
this woman, several hundred stronJ all
making for the same door"
Yes"
And the door is quite a narrow ont
"Yes. Go on"
well, what will the woman do when
she gets fairly and squarely in the door
wayin
stop"
Quite right But whyf"
The thin, solemn looking man got up and
kicked the stranger out of the room and
slammed the door after him
I'm teach 'em to come around trying to
lure me into answering easy questions
that no one this side of paradise or the
other place can answer" he muttered as he
sat down again. There is one point where
all human investigation stops. We cannot
go beyond it."-Chicago Post.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-21

The Office boy was slow, very slow, TO
catch on to the less agreeable tasks Of his
office, and he did not always have the floor
swept as neatly as it might have been or
the furniture as carefully busted His EN-
ployer was good natured, however, and
tried to teach him by gentle means The
other morning he came in, and the place
was untidy.
"Frank," he said to the boy as he nodded
at some papers under the desk, when you
see such things rs that on the floor, don't
they suggest something TO your"
Yes, sir" replied Frank affably.
"Wbat, Frankin
THAT some c.ueless person has been
around the desk, said Frank, and he got
the bounce from the careless person ON the
spot.-Detroit Free Press.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-21
A GREAT SUCCESS.


Dance Proceeded.
The party was given at a farmhouse, and
about 30 couples were present told the
farmer when / first arrived that should
depend upon him to give me at least five
minutes notice before any shooting began,
and he replied:
"I'll do it. I shall be watchin out, and I
think | can give yo' plenty OF time to get
out Of range"
"There will be shooting OF coursei"
"Oh, certainly. The boys would feel that
they had sighted me il there wasn't row."
What do the women folks do when the
shooting beginsi"
"Sit right down on the floor till it's all
over. Don't be bit oneasy I'll give yo'
plenty Of warnin."
There was only one fiddler, and he WAS
also the caller. His calls puzzled me at
first, but no one else appeared to mind it as
he drawled:
Right and left on the head, and Bill
Taylor don't want to drop that revolver on
the fioorl Balance tour and half prom
enade, and Jim Henderson has knife in
his boot legl Ladies change, and Luke
Williams is aching to pick furse with
Tom Bebee All balance to pardners, and
when the shootin begins please remember
that the fiddler never takes sidesw
We had been dancing about an hour, and
everybody seemed to be thoroughly good
natured and at peace with all mankind,
when the farmer beckoned to me and whis-
pered
II said I'd give yo' Ave minutes warnin,
but I'm two minutes behind timel Break
fer the barnl"
| broke, but was not over 80 feet from
the door when the shooting began. 1t last
a
turned to the house to hear the fiddler call
ing in the same old monotonous voice:
Take partners for Virginia reel, and
don't make such furse over three men
wounded! First lady and gent forward and
back, and Bill Taylor has gone after doc
tori Forward again and sasha, and some
body attend to that gal in hystericsl Swing
with the right-now with the left, and IL
this isn't the most successful dance of the
season then you folks needn't pay me
cent. Detroit Free Press.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-21
Kept the BurI In the Row.

, 1t is related of Ex-Governor Joseph Il.
Brown that once while he was judge of the
superior court he had occasion TO fine
man who years before was neighbor TO
the judge in the days Of his struggle with
poverty. The irate farmer came out Of the
courtroom swearing like a trooper and the
first opportunity he had said TO the judge:
"Jedge don't think you orter fined me.
| knowed ye in the days when you had to
plow with little bull for IA livin."
Yes" replied the 'jedge," but / al
ways made it my business to keep the little
bull In the erowv'-Chattanooga News
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-21

A New York clergyman who was preach.
Ing in neighboring village astonished the
congregation by saying, II wish to return
to New York by the first train, as have q
wife and five children there and have never
seen one OF them" This declaration ex-
cited the most painful curiosity among the
people, which was allayed, however, when
It became known that the Zone" which
the clergyman had never seen was one that
had been born since he left home the day
before.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-21

Examining Medical Professor-Now, sir,
tell me how you would treat case OF ty.
phoid fever.
Student-Well, sir, should flrst-I
should first-I-
L. NJ. J.. Qmpatiently)-Yes, yes; go ON.
Student (seized with "A brilliant idea)-I
should first call you in for consultation.
Passes with honors. Tit-Bits.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-21

Anovel contest occurred recently at North
Baltimore, suburb Of Toledo, the object
Of which was TO lower the worlds record Of
@ minutes for the killing, dressing aud
frying OF chicken. William Martin, a ca.
terer, in 8 minutes and seconds from the
start had the chicken on the platter and set
before the spectators, who deyoured it with
a relish. Martin challenges the world to
beat his time. National Hotel Reporter.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-21

Enough diamonds to load two large coal
trains and having total weight of 5000
300 carats and valuation Of S35O,00O,O 600,
have been taken out OF the Cape diamond
fields since their discovery in 1867.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-21

Last quarter of the moon Aug. % at 1:9
PIN.
fine Whistle Blows at H., 28m., 3is. pm. OF
Honolulu time. which is the same as i2h, Oin.,
Us. of Greenwich time.
For every 1000 feet of distance of the OBJ
server Cfrom the Custom House, allow one
second for transmission of sound, or seconds
to a statute mile.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-21

The shah Of Persia carefully treasures an
heirloom in the shape Of small cube Of
gold literally covered with oriental letters
and characters. 1t is said To have fallen
from heaven during Mohammes's time.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-21

Plants breathe through the stomata or
breathing pores in the leaves. In case the
plant or tree is Of the leaAess variety the
stem, which is also provided with stomata,
performs the Office OF breathing.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-21
FOREIGN MAIL SERVICE,

Steamships will leave for and arrive from
San Francisco on the following dates, ii the
close of 1894
ARRIVE AT H'N'LULU LEAVE HONOLULU FOR
FROM SAN F'CIsCo SAN FRANCISCO OR
OR VANCOUVER VANCOUVER.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-21

Barometer corrected for temperature and
elevation but not for latitude.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-05-10

TESTING DOG IN THE CART.
day evening But how? There is no such
thing as an express company as we know
it in America this side the Atlantic. The
fast freight" would run to Rotterdam,
100 miles, in four days. A special car
could not be attached to passenger train
for love or money because the cars did not
have airbrakes. The railways being under
government control, a special train could
not be arranged for without about weeks
correspondence with the authorities. But
there was one way out of the difficulty,
and this was suggested by railway Off
cial merely as an illustration of their meth
DDS of doing business and without the
faintest idea that we should adopt it.
Great was his surprise and the amazement
Of the people when we caught at his sug-
gestion, made passengers of our dogs,
bought third class ticket for each and ev-
cry one Of them, put a dozen men at work
making boxes and bottling up our beasts
and rode in triumph and four special cars
from Liege to Rotterdam Thursday after
noon.
Our dogs filed the deck Of the Ingerid.
And on the voyage through the North sea
fog came on, with extraordinary results.
Captain Lever blew his fog whistle, and
first one dog and then another took it up
and echoed its long, plaintive note until
the whole pack were filing the misty air
with their contributions. When the dogs
first took up the chorus, Captain Lever
thought other steamers were answering
his warning, and when dozen canine
foghorns blew he said to himself, with q
true sailors cuss word that. never before
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-05-10

summer is very encouraging. Week
before last he removed 90 Mile Laos to
this reservation, and now the men in
the employ Of the commissioner are en-
gagged in removing 20 families Of the
Winnibigoshish band to White Earth.
The Minneapolis health department
has received novel complaint. In an
apartment house on Fifth street live
two families, one on the lower floor
facing the court and another on the up
per floor on the opposite side of the
court. The head Of the family on the
lower floor smokes well seasoned briar
pipe almost necessarily and the smoke
finds its way directly to the apartments
of the family on the upper floor. The
health department is asked to abate the
nuisance.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-05-10
,Scotlanil,s Strength.

Speaking of the "Songs Of Scotland, y
Professor Blackie said there were two
things which gave the Scottish people soul
their national song and their national
pulpit. There had been for many a long
year gulf between piety and gayety.
Scotsmen were in danger Of forgetting OF
not sufficiently admiring these two express
sions Of their highest national life their
sermons and their songs. Whys Because
they were joined to q mighty man called
John Bull, who, poor fellow, was married
to rich wife and was very much afraid
that she might become the man and he the
maid.
The prevailing power of Capitalization
led them not to look back to their noble
past, to Bannockburn, Drumclog, Both
well and Sanquhar, but to look to London.
And what did they get when they looked
to Londonf A glare! If they wanted to
preserve their usual grandeur, they ought
to preserve their Scottish songs and Scot
fish sermons. -Westminster Budget.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-05-10
INDIANA REPUBLICANS.

The Harrison Element Garry the State
Convention.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 25.-The Repub-
ican state convention held here was the
largest gathering of the kind for years.
There were 1875 delegates and that
many alternates. When John K. Gowd
called order at 10 o'clock there were
5000 people in the hall. The scene was
impressive. The venerable Richard
Thompson of Terre Haute presided.
Ex-President Harrison addressed the
convention briefly, his remarks being
enthusiastically applauded. The nom
nations were walkover for Harrison
Republicans, as follows: Secretary of
state, w. D. Owen, Logansport; audi
tor, A. e. Daily, Lebanon; treasurer,
F. j. Scholz, Evansville; attorney gen.
eral, w. A. Ketchum, Indianapolis.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-05-10
STATE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

Committee Will Meet 1T tho Windsor, St.
Paul, Next Thursday to Select Day.
ST. PAUL, May 4. -Chairman Bixby,
Of the Republican state central COM
mite, has called meeting Of the COM
mittee at the Windsor hotel for o. clock
next Thursday. May TO- A large
amount of important business is
to come up before the meeting,
including the fixing the date for the
state convention and the basis of repre-
sentation. It is likely that it will be
held some time in June. probably about
the middle, as the leading member of
the party from the outside seem to favor
that time.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-05-10
AN OPPORTUNITY

Will be afforded your eastern friends
to visit you by the low-rate home
seekers excursions arranged by the
Chicago & Northwestern Railway for
May 9Th and 10Th, 1894. If you will
forward to w. A. Thrall, General Pass
enger and Ticket Agent, of the North
western Line. Chicago, ILL.,, the names
and addresses of your eastern friends
to whom this information would prove
interesting, a circular giving rates and
full details of these excursions will be
promptly mailed. S-3t
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-05-10
Bede Denies the Charra.

DULUTH, April 29.-United States
Marshal Bede, who spent Sunday with
his family in Duluth, when shown the
dispatches from Fargo, claiming that
United States marshals were being used
to move Great Northern trains, said
there was no truth in the charge.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-05-10

In all his experience had he known %
many steamers to be gathered near togeth-
er In the North sea and rang the bell to
have the Ingerid' 8 engines stopped.
And this is how we bought our pack Of
draft hounds in Belgium and brought
them on to Norway.
WALTER WErTMAN
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-05-10

Persons who sympathize with the
afflicted will rejoice with D. E. Carr
of 1896 Harrison street, Kansas City
He is an old sufferer from infamma-
tory rheumatism, but has not hereto
fore been troubled in this climate.
Last winter he went mp into Wisconsin,
and in consequence has had another
attack. ut came upon me again very
acute and severe" he said. "My joints
swelled and became infamed, sore to
touch or almost to look at. Upon the
urgent request of my mother-in-law i
tried Chamberlain's Pain Balm to re-
duce the swelling and ease the pain,
and to my agreeable surprise, it did
both. I haye used three fifty-cent
bottles and believe it to be the finest
thing for rheumatism, pains and
swellings extant." For sale by all
druggists. 37-4t
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-05-10
H. @. ACKM y Nun.
At tie CITY Grocery Store.

You find ali vegetables such as new
Cabbages Beets Carrots Rutabagas Panips, Turnp
Green vegetables and small fruits han-Ieuce Rad
shes Green Onions California Celery Pie Plant Parsley fresh
Strawberries. -
Florida Tangerine Orange and Sweet Oranges.
Pickles IN buk-Heizer Sour Pickles,
Mixed Pickles, and Sauerkraut.
We have the best Coes in the cy-try It is Chase
G Sanborn's. Samples free.
Try our IS cent Jap Tea, the best in the city.
We have all kinds of Seed of Seeds
Just received large invoice of Cocery
Fancy Banquet Lamps.
A large assortment of Chinese Napkins
We always have Fresh Butter and Eggs.
Goods Delivered Free to any part of the City. %
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-05-10
Women Missionaries In Africa.

Women M1ss1Onar1es In Africa,
The missionaries in Africa count the
work of one woman worth that of 10 men,
since women can go anywhere, even among
the f1ercest tribes. Their motives are never
questioned, and they are listened to with
the greatest respect.-Church at Home
and Abroad.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-05-10

Thousands of dollars of private
money to loan on good farms on 3 to
5 years time, at current rates. S. 0.
MASON, lands, loans and insurance. 33tf
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-05-10
500 Reward. 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded dis
ease that science has been able to cure in all
its stages and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease. requires a constftu-
taken internally. acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the system
thereby destroying the foundation of the dis
ease, and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing it's work. The proprietors
have so much faith in its curative powers
that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure. Send for list of
Testimonials.
Address, F. j. CHENEY & co. Toledo, O.
- Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-05-10

DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Medal and Diploma.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-05-10

Call at the GAZETTE Office for Notices
of Lien for service fees.