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har. he has set his hat up In the
crotch of a tree and Is shooting holes
In IT. That's what used 20 do when
was O youngSter"
We came upon the chief magistrate
frSt In q big field OF corn stubble just
back of the Woodley grove. He wae
accompanied by his man Nicholas. and
was crossing the stubble TO another
grove at tts far side evidently with the
intention Of oeginning at its north cor-
ner and bunting along the Virginia
radl fence with which II II bounded
have odten read newspaper descap-
tkons OF the gorgeous shooting costume
worn by Emperor William II. of Ger
many, costume 50 gay and bedeckeo
with feathers and frills that II made
Eng1ishmen laugh when he wore "
there. Mr.. Cleveland's costume reminds
me Of tit 10 80 very different just
an old brown canvas coat. with many
pockets cut after the fashion Of the
ordinary shooting jacket, but so worn
and seedy looking that It seemed that
clean stable windows. A pair OF OLD
gray trousers not at all adapted TO
shooting. Brown leather heavy shoot
ing boots that lace UP the instep and
leg and much bedaubed with the mud
of the stubble field. A soft felt hat
that looks much like that he was rep
resented as wearing when fishing at
=
less Mt TO be seen. 1t was q costume
such as any farmer might put on to
KIM woodchucks in his back lot.
Nicholas johnson, Mr.. Cleveland's
assistant In interfering with the labor
Of the squirrels. is dressed in about the
same fashion, except that he does not
wear regular shooting boots. con-
ventIonal English assistant gamekeep-
er, such as accompany English gentle
men to the coverts. would probably
drop dead at the sight of this retainer.
He carried a common net gamebag
over his shoulder that apparently had
some kind of game in II, though az
the distance we of course could not tell
what.
According to our plan of not being
intrusive we took the Woodley side OF
the stubble field which we judged MI.
Cleveland had already gone over. AS
we shot nothing there we were con-
firmed in that belief. We tried not to
sc EN- too much interested in the move
ments of the pair at the other side OF
the lot and / hope were successful Tor
Mr.. Cleveland was so carefully scam
ming the fence and the hickories on fts
other side that he had little chance 70
observe our movements. He walked
slightly IN advance of Nicholas about
ten PAGES from the fence and with the
elaboration of a man walking tight
rope. Not a branch, leaf, trunk of tree,
nor a Granny In the fence could have
escaped the scrutiny OF master and
man, 50 intent were they. We saw
no game on our side as we followed,
but there might have been much that
we failed to see we were 50 Interested
in the chief magistrate. Captain Ma
nar, though he had no such reason to
be as 1 had, was fully as feverishly
expectant. We would give anything to
see the president bowl over squirrel
warded. We heard the chatter of the
victim from our side. We stood still.
Nicholas dropped behind the distin-
guished sportsman, who advanced with
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career of the author. several chapters
are devoted TO the history and geo.
graphy of the island. and dts fora and
fauna. The climate Is hot. damp and
malarious. As to the fauna, the fact
most likely to impress the casual read
er Is the size and abundance OF the
snakes. Formosa In this respect bears
no resemblance TO ireland. More than
once as DR.. MacKay Issued from his
study he found pythons more than
eight feet IN length lying across his
threshold. Smaller serpents OF poison
Gus species appear to be almost as
plenty as rats. and the doctor had
some narrow escapes. A the country
also swarms with neas and similar
pests. most people VIII be quite content
90 visit II by proxy.
The human inhabitants do not I'm
press the reader much more favorably.
The dominant class - Chinese: and
shocking stories are told Of eUtortion
and cruelty. Here. as elsewhere. Chi-
nese cruelty Is something devilish. sur
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horses would survive the nearly four
miles journey out to the presidents
country place. we were satisfied.
II 'spect de president VIII be out
gunnin' fer EN- tday." said he when
he learned that we were not going
shooting just merely for the squirrels.
Dis II list de sawt Oh day. sab. dey
allwis choosed down Charlottesville
way where I comes from, sab. SQuir-
rels is hard TO git when de sun shines
bright and de wind blows. sah."
I knew enough about squirrel shoot
ing to appreciate the truth OF the OBJ
servation. 1t was an ideal day for
squirrels. Cloudy and hardly a breath
of air stirring to move the autumn
foliage and 50 interfere with a good
sight of the elusive little rodents. Our
hopes OF seeing the president at his ia
vorite autumn sport grew brighter and
brighter. It Is not probable that in Sc
lecting Woodley as his suburban home
President Cleveland had any thought
of the facilities 1t offered for squirrel
shooting, but had he purchased It with
that one idea in view ne could hardly
have done better. The road lies north
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RESPECT THEIR PAROLE.
Kentucky Moonshiners Give Themselves
Up Whenever They Are Wsnted.

Kentucky Moonshiners Give Themselves
Up whenever They Are Wanted.
From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Jasper Ramey. one Of the moonshiners
now in jail here. walked 20 miles to give
himself up to the revenue officers. This
Is not uncommon in the mountain coun-
ties. A number OF the deputies who make
periodical visits to the counties of Pike,
Letcher. Knott. Magofin. etc. have little
trouble in arresting the men they are
after. while the other officers have to
fight for their lives. 1t Is told of one Of
the deputy marshais that whenever he
wants a man he simply writes a letter to
him informing him that an indictment
has been returned against him and that
he wants to meet him on a certain day In
a neighboring town. Some of the letters
wind up like this: II also have warrants
for several of the other boys (naming
them), and I wish you would see them
and tell them / will be In - on - and
for them to be there" 1t Is said that
many of the men make their appear
ance at the place and time designated.
Several of the deputy marshals who so
to the top of the Cumberland for prison.
ers occasionally let the men tend their
crops" while they are under arrest. The
officer goes through the country. meets
the man and says:
TON. I've got a warrant for your ar
rest"
"All right: I've been 'spectin' IT,"
II know you've a big crop. though, and
as court don't meet before October you
can tend your crop and come up to
Louisville just before court opens"
Then the man would return to his work
and at the appointed time he would be In
this city ready to answer to the charge
against him when his case was called.
Several months ago one OF the oldest of
the United States deputy marshals In
Kentucky walked up to the door of the
county jail and asked for the jaiier. He
was introduced to Mr.. Watts and said:
81 have three sinners that i brought
from Magoffin county. As we came on
the train / left my 'mitimuses' In my
saddle bags, and when we came out of
the coach / forgot my saddle bags. /
want to know II you will let me put these
prisoners In jail here without the pa
pers? / will get the 'mitimuses' In few
days and II will be all right and proper"
Jailer Watts told the man he would ac-
commodate him because OF his bad luck.
But where are the prisonersT' said the
tailer.
''oh. them! Well. they're out in town
told them they might knock about the
city until arranged II with you for
them 30 get in here. I'll go out and look
for them and bring them in"
In about an hour he returned with
three typical mountaineers, who said
they had enjoyed looking at the sights Of
the city very much. They had never
been in Louisville before. and thought II
great treat to be able TO ride thar
Free" even though they came as prison
ers.
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times we were not near enough to tell
whether he killed or not. At I O'Clock
ne Quit. and we saw the chief magis-
trate trudge along the road to Woodley
Just as any ordinary sportsman would.
Even then after a hard jaunt over a
rough country. fences and all. his step
was springy and elastic and those
newspaper correspondents who have
been In the habit Of writing Of him as
an invalid would have regarded II as
q revelation. Then we found our way
20 the roadhouse and q we1l-earned
luncheon
Within a few years all the country
over which we shot Il likely TO be
transformed into a national park. and
IL would be a pity II such a beautiful
reservation should be disposed OF for
any other purpose.
IL Mr.. Cleveland has. as his enemies
say, performed no other services for
his country. he has by choosing Wood
ley as his home called attention to a
charming locality contiguous to the
capitol which would have remained
comparatively unknown but for the
presidential taste In planting turnips
and cabbages in the spring, and In
shooting squirrels in the autumn. Flu
ture presidents WIN probably have to
seek their squirrel shooting elsewhere.
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increased stealth. The chattering in
creased and then two big gray fellows
jumped to the top rail of the fence
hardly 20 feet In advance of the presi-
dent, and ran like creased lightning
towards the corner intersection Of the
rails. But the president was quicker
than they and let go both barrels In
rapid succession. One was a true SHOT.
and as the blue smoke curled away.
Nicholas ran forward, climbed the
fence and held aloft by the tail a sQir-
rel of enormous size.
We could not see at the distance how
much exultation the presidential coun-
tenance displayed, but II was good
shot and the expression must have
been there. Mahar. who is an ardent
democrat and devotee OF Mr.. Cleve-
land, could not restrain his enthusi-
asm. He shouted Good Good shot!
and Mr. Cleveland waved his hand in
our direction IN ackno w0edgment.
Had he felt any pique at our near pres
ence the fact that we had seen his
capital show of Workmanship must
have dispelled IT. We were delighted.
We had seen the president kim a SOUR
rel.
The president watched for some little
tdme for the other fellow 10 reappear.
but IL was useless, and then We were
treated TO a sight of the presidential
method of climbing a fence, which /
ure of our expedition. We pretended to
be busy with Mahar's gun while the
climbing went on, but we saw II all.
Going through the wood beyond the
stubble we lost sight of the president.
We could not stay near him there with
out seeming impairment, and were dis
Greet. We heard his gun once. but
don't know whether he killed or miss
ed In the wood drew first blood for
our party by knocking over a chip
monk, an unusual thing, as / after
wards learned at the roadhouse. for
chipmonks hibernate earlier than the
squirrels and are seldom seen abroad
sn the latitude of Washington after
the first OF November. On the fence at
the far side of THE wood Manar bowle1
over n gray seemingly as large as the
presidents, and / dlsgraced myself by
missing one. which: OF course. 1 know
was larger than either. As we emerged
In the pasture beyond we saw the pres
ident again hun ting along the far side.
By tudiciously hunking along the right
stone wan we got near him and saw
ham XIII two fairly grown grays. each
with a single barrel. just as our paths
were about TO converge, Mahar killed
another. In the meantime / dist1n-
guAshed myself IN a manner that re-
moved an envy from my breast. The
president shot twice at a big gray just
beyond the corner Of the wall and miss
ed The squirrel came along the wall
right IN my direction at lightning
speed. having jumped the corner on
cut at a single bound 1 let him have
II just as thought he was jumping IN
TO the underbrIsh and at first thought
/ had hst him But-great luck,-I
found him stone dead on the other side.
I have the brush Of that presidential
fasco by me a. i write for inspiration.
The rest of him made the most extra
ord IA r-flv Road Squirrel saITt2 I ever
ate.
After that ! was 80 elated I did not
care whether / saw the president kill
any more or not. We followed IN his
wake down hin toward Rock creek.
but although we heard his gun several
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doing 50. / thought we had not better
do much shooting until we found our
selves in the presidents vicinity-be-
cause we might be shooting over
ground he would Afterwards cover and
that might prevent or seeing him
make no end of good shots. After con-
sultation we decided. however, that we
might let go a barrel each on the way
around our circuit, should the opportu-
nifty offer. as that. II heand by the pres
dent, would seem TO Indicate We were
out for sport When we were, as
Judged. about a quarter of a mile back
of the Woodley grove. we heard what /
suppose may be referred to as the
presidential boom"-the report of his
gunI-several times repeated. The crows
came flying. cawing Indignantly the
while from the direction whence came
the sound They came directly over our
heads and though they were out OF
range. we each let them have a barrel
by way Of initiative salute. OF course
nothing dropped. The crows were the
only living things 10 shoot al we had
seen 50 far. but we took II for granted
the president must be having better
luck. for we heard his gun every few
minutes and were guided in his diree-
ton by r.
Perhaps" suggested Captain Ma
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-01
FORTY FRENCH IMMoRTALs.

Centenary of the Famous French Acad-
envy. Founded by Cardinal RicheIieu.
From Harper's Weekly.
The Institute of France celebrates its
centenary from the 23d to the 26th Of Oc-
tober. Richelieu established the Acade-
ME Franchise in 1885. but the French in
stitute. which included that academy
and three others-those of physical sci
ence. moral and political science. and the
fine arts-dates from the third Brumaire
of the year 4. During the first empire
the Academy Of Moral and Political Sci
ence was suppressed. but a new academy
of scholarship and archaeology was ore
ated under the title of academic din
scriptions ct Belles-Lettres. Afterward
In 1882. the suppressed academy was re-
vived. so now there are five In the insti-
tute. At present the French academy
has 20 members. the Academy of Sci
ences IS. the academies OF fine arts and
of moral and political science. 40 each.
Zach academy has also a number Of
membres libres. The French academy
consists entirely OF French writer's, and
elects no foreign members: but the other
four academies elect from six to 10 for
eign members apiece. and from IS to 100
correspondents. To be chosen a foreign
member of the French institute is reck-
oned the highest honor that can be con-
ferred on a man of learning by his breth-
rem in France. 1t is a distinction that
was conferred. as will be remembered,
on the late Richard NJ. Hunt.
All foreign and corresponding members
of the institute are invited to its celebra-
ton this month. The exercises include
various receptions and meetings on the
23d. oath and the 18th. a banquet on the
evening Of the 24th. a representation at
the Theater Franchise on the afternoon
Of the 18th and a visit on that day to the
Due d'Aumale at Chantilly. OF the for
eign members of the academies OF politi-
cal science. inscriptions and physical SCI
ence the seniors are respectively Mr..
Gladstone. Prof. Max Muller and Lord
Kelvin. and the senior foreign member
of the academy of fine arts is Verdi
Such names as these give one an idea of
what an extraordinary gathering OF wise
men the Institutes centenary will see.
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passing even the atrocities OF the Turk.
Pirates. doubtless. should be punished.
and severely, too; but this people cut
of their eyelids and then turn their
faces toward the glare of the tropical
sun-just as the Carthaginisns tortur-
ed Regulus. The Carthagin.ans were
Northumberland We congratulate the
world on the fact. And this treatment
Of pirates Is a mere sample OF what
passes for justice IN Formosa. Making
a prisoner kneei upon redhot chains.
and slaughtering a son IN the sight OF
his father are other favorite methods.
Stfll another popular arrangement Is
punishment by proxy; IN that country
men can be hired 10 undergo the tor
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He Disliked the little.

The highest official in this broad
land" said the campaign orator, is
but the servant OF the people"
Hold on" said the man whose
whiskers expanded over his chest In
the shape OF a palm leaf fan: don't
make Il ez strong ez that"
What do you mean"
Down to our house the servant
bosses my wife. and my wife bosses
the men folks. The servant breaks
china when she feels like II and spanks
the baby for exercise. She runs the
grocery book 20 suit herself. and we
eat what she buys, when she gets
ready TO give n TO US. Call him the
dsspot OF the people or anything you
choose but servant For goodness
sake draw II Just a little. milder."-
Washington star.
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A Tall Fish Story.

Twelve years ago Leander Lindsay,
OF Lawrenceville. Ind. placed a catfish
on his farm. Then the spring became
filled UP by the caving-in OF the earth.
and for more than 10 years II remained
closed with dirt. The recent drought
produced a scarcity OF water on his
farm. and Mr.. Lindsay concluded 20
reopen and clean out the long-closed
spring. When he reached It's former
bottom he found an old tin can partial
ly filled with sand and debris. and In
the can. with scarcely water enough to
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FAR OFF FORMOSA
DR.. MaeKay's Interesting Story Of the
Land and It's People.
HUNTERS AND CANNIBALS
Horrible Instances OF Chinese
Crueity-Twenty-Three Years
Spent Among Savages-
A Remarkable Book.

(Copyr1eht. 1895. by Bachelor. johnson q
Bacheller)
The Chfna-Japan war has drawn the
attention of the world to the small,
but important island OF Formosa. I,
had long been neglected: Il IA surpr1s-
ing how little Is known about Il even
now. Its history Is unwritten: hitherto
the island and its people have never
been adequately described.
A man who has spent % of the best
years OF his life In close intimacy with
the native population Is likely TO know
what he Is talking about. A man who
has learned their language studied
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stand; this they willingly accepted. ana
listened with far less prejudice TO the
words that followed. Laboring In this
spirit. patiently and fearlessly, for
many years. despite the most unprom-
Using conditions. he has achieved a re-
marloable success; and. we may add. he
has made a remarkable book.
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cover Il. was the catfish alive and ap-
parently uninjured by it's long burial
beneath eight feet OF earth. That 81
could live for more than 10 years con-
fined In a narrow space that almost
precluded movement seems impossible.
but the truthfulness Of Mr.. Lindsay Is
unQuestioned
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The First Newspaper.

The first regular serial newspaper
was printed al Antwerp. Belgium. In
the year 1905 and bore the name OF
Niewelijdinghe.
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-08-31
BYAUTHORITY.
REGULATIONS OF BOARD OF
HEALTH.

!. From and after this date all per-
sons are forbidden to use any water
from the Nuuanu stream, or Honolulu
harbor, or from bathing in said stream
or harbor, from throwing anything,
liquid or solid, into said stream or
harbor, or permitting any liquid or
drainage flowing into said stream or
harbor.
.. The sale, in the District of Ho-
nolulu, of fish, shell fish or any pro-
duct of the sea is prohibited.
3. Until further orders no passen-
gers or freight will be allowed to be
conveyed from the Island of Oahu to
any other island of the group.
4. No letters or mail matter shall
be taken from the Island of Oahu to
any other island of the group, except
ing from the General Post Office in
mail bags; no mail matter shall be
allowed to leave the Post Office until
thoroughly fumigated.
5. The manufacture of poi is pro-
hibited in that portion of Honolulu
bounded by Nuuanu street on the
East, Judd street on the North, the
sea on the South, and on the West by
a line drawn from the corner of Judd
and Liliha streets, down Liliha street
to the sea.
By order of the Board of Health,
WILLIAM o. SMITH,
President Board of Health.
Honolulu, August 80, 1895.
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Y. W. C. T. U.

The ingenious reasonings and argu-
ments which have been woven
around the habit Of drink by those
who love it and who wish the justi-
hcation Of plenty of company In it,
are very difficult TO deal with. They
are so much q matter of personal
opinion, of mutual influence, of the
rooted love of pleasure curiously
mixed with the desire to be consid-
cred conscientious, and with some
real impulses to do right; and the
whole sophetical mesh is so plausible
and subtle (resulting from long in
heritapce of drink habit, drink GUS
tom and drink sophistry, so that the
selfishness is well concealed even
from the sophist himself) and so
personal that the first outwork the
reformer encounters-or he who seeks
help to be self-reforming-is that of
representative individuality. Wheth-
er little drink be hurtful or harm
less, is not now, if it ever was, the
question. What is wanted is the
general diffusion of the knowledge
that alcohol is a poison TO body and
mind; that, though the drinker may
in his own person to all appearances
escape harmful consequence, his
children and children's children
must often bear them. What is
wanted is the conviction that no man
can guiltlessly indulge in that which,
not being necessity for himself, is,
by the INDUCING, a snare to his
brother. That drink is such a snare
is abundantly proved by the fact that
wherever the custom of moderate
drinking has been sanctioned by the
community there has always been a
large number in that community to
sink from moderation to excess
Axel GustafsOn
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P. t. C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
Second Days Playing Excellent.
Semi-Finals This Afternoon.

The second days matches OF the
Pacific Tennis Clubs informal tour
nament yesterday was one of great
interest, some Of the best playing
ever witnessed on Honolulu courts
being furnished by those who par
ticipated.
The first contest was between
David Kawananakoa and A. st.
NJ. Macintosh and the Atherton
brothers. The first set resulted in
a victory for the latter. Score, 60.
Strong rallies and good lobbing
were made throughout the whole.
Score, 6-S in favor of the Atherton
brothers.
In the second contest, Harry
Mist and II. James won against L.
De La Vergne and S. G. Potter.
Score, 60, 6-3.
In the final contest the Atherton
brothers were victorious over A. +.
Nichols and Z. A. Jones. Score,
60, 60.
The semi-finals will be played
on the club courts this afternoon,
beginning at 3 o'clock, H. James
and Miet against Charles Hyde and
Charles Norton playing in the first
contest. At 80 o'clock the Ather-
ton brothers will play Dillingham;
and Coney. j..
The winners in these two sets of
contests will play in the final tour
nament 4 o'clock Monday after
noon.