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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-08-15
FROM a FORMER rREsrONiAN.

In this ISSUE we publish very
valuable and interesting letter from
Thomas F. Brown, an old rroston-
ian who has been In the West for
several years. lie is tile eldest son
OF Mrs. Jano Brown, of this place,
and has many friends and relatives
in this county who read his articles
with much interest. From pri.
yato letter to the editor, We extract
as follows
You will find herewith an article
for publication, provided you think
it sufficiently interesting to pay you
for the trouble. If not, fire it in
the waste basket.
am getting along very well and
have had steady work all summer,
but have not worked any for two
weeks, owing to the sororicss Of Is
couple OF broken ribs caused 10y my
horse taking fright Mt an electric
car and turning short, upset my
vehicle and threw mo against q
brick pile, with no other damage
than the broken ribs.
The weather has been very pleas.
ant here this summer. believe the
hottest days were llGo in The shade.
Wo have had no rain in tile valley
since March, but crops Of all kinds
are remarkably heavy. We are
planting some corn now. We took
fair crop off tho same ground
about the middle of July, but ex-
peot better crop from the late
planting. My trees are doing finely.
! only lost one out Of all the de-
ciduOus trees / planted, but only
about half OF my orange trees grew.
| put in five acres Of alfalfa in No
VEN Der and have pasturcd two
horses ana two COWS on IL since tho
middle Of March; have moved 1t
once; got about two aud shalt tons
Of hay; lost one crop on account Of
scarcity of water, but will get an.
other crop in about tlifce weeks
and with q fair supply Of water,
will get the third crop of il this
year. Tho second crop Of figs are
about harvested, but grapes and
peaches gro now in their prime,
ard melons, don't tMkl you never
saw such Is crop
hll tife news I get from West Va.
is contained in The AGGUs, aud
sometimes 1 don't get it for several
weeks at IS time, as the postmaster
allows them to lay Zoo the Office an.
Oil they get in bis way, / suppose.
Then ho docs thcm up in a bundle
and delivers them all al once, TO
save trouble perhaps. This leaves
as All well.
Respectfully your cousin,
# T. GuptVN
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-08-15

a stray sock,a crumbled white vost,
two pairs of dilapidatcd suspendurS,
u BUCKLE or two, three old shoes
aud u pair of slippers. From one
OF the slippers she took small
pastoboard box, removed the cover
and dropped The missing ring into
his hand. Then, as he stood there
with mouth open and hulging eyes,
she asked:
GLOW much did YOU pay that
that wonderful female for telling
you that Laura bad stolen he pln?"
"Fi-Gye dollars?" gaspcd Mr..
BoWsor, upset 10y the sudden qucs.
ton.
"And ! know of 20 people who
have had her advice for 81 p! IL is
now 8 o'clock. aud Laura is in the
condition Of mind to coufcssl fhr
next timea female swlndler takes
your right haud in hers and places
her left ON your throbbiug forehead
you had better
"Mrs. Bcwscr," said MIR. Bowscr
in his awfulost tone as he lowered
above her, cit is evident that wo
cannot live happily together anoth.
er day"
"lt is evident that YOU have been
drcndfllly bambooSlcd aud just os.
capped getting INTO serious bust
ness" she answered as she r,stor-
cd the drawer.
"Andy therefore," he continued,
paying no heed to- her Interruption,
II will spend tho night in the library
arranging the papers, and to.mor-
row your lawyer can call upon
mine, and settle the details regard d.
ing ahmony and the custody of the
child. Good night Mrs. Buwser-.
you have driven mo TO the dead line
at lRst!"
Mrs. Bowset was not vet asleep
when he came sneaking up stairs in
his stocking feet and fell into bed,
and hud she felt any desire to har-
row up his feelings It would have
vanished rs she heard him mutter
in his sleep:
"I'll mash--I'll mash -Ill mash
that old star gazing swindler to II
pulp aud set up that lock Of hair
for monument
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-08-15
FREE WOOL

When the Wilson tariff was pass
ed last August, the country re-
sponded with dire Republican pre-.
dictions of the ruin which it would
swiftly bring to American wool and
manufactures Of wool. The new
tariff made wool free Of all import
duties and made the greatest cut in
the duties on imported woollen
goods, says the New York Herald.
The American Wool and Cotton
Reporter ~ "protectionist" jour.
ral) now says IN double loaded
editorial:
"Reports received from the lead q.
ing markets Of the country indicate
that there ig no reaction In the mp
ward movement Of the price Of wool.
La the past week, in numerous in
stances, further advance of one
cent per pound has been established
aud it IS safe TO say that there has
been an average rise Of Two cents. I"
It's editorial also SAYS:
"Our scmi-aunual record Of new
mill construction for tie first half
Of 1895, % which VIC devote con.
siderable space in this issue, makes
sgniGcant and gratifying show
ing. IT. furnishes convincing evil
donce that Tire clouds Of depression
have been giving, and that a period
Of prosperity is developing in textile
lines"
This record shows "that the mum.
ber Of new woollen mills has IN
creased from IL last year to 3S this
year, an increase Of over 100 per
cent" The new tariff has also Civ
en- the people cheaper clothing than
they ever before had
The new tariff, though denounced
as an ogre aud dubbed by "protec.
zionist journals as "frcc trade, "
has already proved itself bonanza
60 all American industries. The
country win never rest until 10 gets
more of the "ruin" which tho Viii
son oil was TO BRING. The more
the better.
For any ard an kinds Of legal
blanks address this Office Prices
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-08-15
DIRECTORY.

t;pvefnor-Wiiiian A. MaCCorkic Kanawha
County.
se-'ret ary Of state William r. Chiffon. Ka-
Ia Nht OntN.
Aaiittor-isaac Y Johnson. Barbour county.
rrel~uref-Iahn VI. Rowan. Monroe county.
Attorney soncral--T =. Riley. Ohio county.
A st. Att'y item Horny cndicten. .Kanawlii co .
Sn pt. of schools Virgil A. Lewis. Mason Co.
Aiint ant Geacral--J tmes Il. Holioy. lincoln
county.
state Librarian. /. wood. Kanawha CO.
Private Sec'y 10 tioy John Waite. unrnp-
Bhire county.
Chief clerk AUDITORS O1icc-Wm A. Crslcrnft. .
- Scc'y states edicc--G. q. Chiffon
." Supt schools " II. !. Grass.
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t3raut
Town NmrlaIa.


MayOr--Willam Francis Manear.
RecOrder-JamCs W. Flynn.
COuncilmcn David ST. WOfriug. James 8.
Benhart, George a. Williams, Madison q. Pow
Town Sergeant-William T. Wheeler.
Societies
Knights of Pyfhias Lodge mects every Tuos-
day evening at their hall ovor ilardwar store,
at7s80 o'clock.
Independent order Of odd Fellows-fodre
meets every Saturday evening at thoir hall in
Bishops Block at Ta0 O'Clock.
Golden Rule Eucampment, No 81. T. o. o. r.
meets First and Third Monday evenings Of
epoh month in the odd Follows Hall. Bishop
Block.
The Independent order ~ Good Templars. -
lodge meets every Friday evening in the J. o
o. r. Hall. at 40 O'Clock.
King Philip Tribe 80. IS. improved order of
Rod Non meets every wednesday evening go
481 .cloek in tho knights of Pytiiias Han over
Kmgwoed Couoou No 81 Junior order Uni
fed hrnericau Mechanics NCefe cvcFg Wed
nesdav evening at739 O'Clock in tho Odd Foi.
lows Wall IN the Bishop Biock.
Preston Lodge. No. a1 a. r and A. M--Nfoef q
Hrst aid third Mondag acl month ~ I31 ~.
~ IN the Knights Of Iytfas Hall ofcf Hard.
ware store
Churches.
NJ. ~ Church-Hev s. y Crummcff. Pastor.
"a =. a,ng eyory sunday az 700 u.
Meeting r.. m. Young Folks Meetinrat 80 n.
500. ''' - "'''''s ''''y i"u''''y evening a.
rresbyterian church Jno n rfaokeft.
Pastor Preaching every sabbath at i08o
every "wednesday evening ~ B o-clook erfn
dHv school at9.D o.. m.
Baptist Church NO Pastor
4 " v church, Rog. vs.. H watson. PASTOR
''oh'Hf overr Fourth sunday in Che uurth.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-08-15
UNITED srATGs COURT

JUDGE J jackson. Parkctsburg Wood Co
Clerk. Y. Moore, Clatksburg. Harrison co
u. :. District Att'y-C. G. Watts, Charleston,
Kanawha county.
Asst. Dist. Attorney y-Stuart T.. Walker. Mar
tinsburg. Berkeley county
U. 5. Marshal--A. ID. Garden, Wheeling, VIVA.
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srArr " QUO. ON on ro1rDo

lf|lA" 'WNHIHt
Frank j. Cheney makes oath That hc
ls the senior partner Of the finn of b.
j. Cheney s. Go doing business in the
City Of Tolelo. County auj State aIore-
said auj THAT elid Grm viii plv the
-um Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS fYr
each aud every case of CfrAgau thlt
cannot Dc cured Dy thc use m HALLS
CkTAEHu CtGs.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn 80 befpr me and suite cri1cd iu
my presence this Gth day Of December.
s. ID. i>-j.
sfAL hW gLEAeOV.
Notary Tublic
llaifs Catarrh Cure is taken int rnalIv
aud acts directly ou tbo blood aud mn
cous surfaccs Of thc system send for
testimonials free
o. D CHENEY 81 GO. Toledo. o.
81 sold bg DrDgs .sts, 11e.
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su1tfmr rourI or lppeaIs

Homer n. HOi, President, Greenbrier Co.
} v English Macon county.
Henry Br.imnou. Lewis CO.
NJ II. Deaf, Taylor co,
Sol Charles ueirick. Crisr. Kanawha county.
% : Long. Clerk. Kanawha CO.
r. = Riley, Reporter. Ohio county.
COnvenes AT Chatiestau Second "Wednesday IN
Jnuuary: Wheeling. FIRST Wednesday ia June
Charlestown. first Wednesday 10 september.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-08-15

A London paper tells story TO
illustrate woman's tendency to
change her mind. a young and
well-dressed woman entered Char
ing Cross telegraph Office tile other
day and wrote out q dispatch to be
sent 20 Manchester. She read it
over, reflected for moment and
then dropped it on The floor and
wrote q second. This she also threw
away but was satisfied with the
third and sent it of. The three
kilograms read First. Never let
me hear from you again;' second
- No one expects you Co. fetofn q"
third Come home dearest; all is
forgotten
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CnnrlS CnnYcne.

December II.
: conrty Court First Monday in January, April,
gully and October.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-08-15

Sheriff -LcRov shaw.
DEPUTY sHERtPFs.
Kingwooi District-Luther McMilleu,
Nalley-NOne.
Reno-C. N. Ridenout
DniOn-CieOrge Gcissman.
Portland
'Grant-Albert u. Fearer.
Pleasant-NOno.
Clerk Circuit Court- John w watson.
Clerk County Court. Ami Martin
Prosecuting Attorney-D. NJ. Wotring.
County SurYeyOrzA. T.. McMillen
Bupt. OF SchOoIs--H. q Wheaseli
Assessor East Side. Gabriel PGlliam.
p" Westside, WIN r.. Mancat
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Kingwood, Thomas Hawker and Geo. f. II OF
man.
Valley, Emanuel Dixon and y. r. Watson.
Lyon. I. w. Criss and w. u. Taylor.
Reno, r. NJ Halbrtter aud @ N Rideuour.
Union, y. w. Myers and Geo. GeissIuan
Portland, w. A. McGinBIs
Pleasant, j. $. Kelly and !. " Shaw.
Grant, S. II. Conner and j. w. Michaels.
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United states Senarors.
MemberS oTCongresA,

Cha-les J. Faulkner. Martinsburg. Berkeley
county.
stephen Benton Blkins, Elkins, Randolph Co.
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Boards ofEducaflon.


j. a. Lenhart, Presd ent
. ftn.,,ood r,ts,riot Capt. J. y. MurdOck, See
ANS WIZ" N''''tN'' DR.. M.TiPowell
NJ. G. Gibson
RI. r. CObun. Pres
S.uo1 Dr. y. a. Cox. Sec.
E@"SS Thomas Fortney
nicholas Posten
NV. r. Stuek, Pres.
fvoa DR.. Sd. POsteu. Sec.
NV" Geo. G. shaw
sI -rt Dr. II. w. Showaltcf.
Dr. J. r. Michael, Pres.
bona William Loughridgo, Sec
f&SohS w r. Pierce.
DIR. ~. II. Proudfoot
Edmund whitehair, Pres
bo.,t.nd John w. IIiU, Scc'v.
SaTnue II. Ffeeland.
James g. White.
(Julius Sehorr Pres.
s1.fa Lloyd Shafer, Sec.
Oh'Ou T. p, King
David S. witt.
III. Martin. Pres.
b,o....t W r. Ringer. sec.
N'0"'' WIN. q. Ringer.
r. W Hartman
fJOs. q. Arnold. Pres.
g,-s D. r.. Scott Sec.
NT"" J r. Smith
tAsa X. Fraz3e
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An exchange says :

An exchange says
When the breezy boomers are uni.
versally all the go,
How viii tailors press creases in
them ] should like TO know?
When tno baby's head is noddinq
and wants to take q nap,
How can mamma lulI her darling in
n bifurcated lap?
How can Bridget shoe tho chickens
with no skirt to flop and ling
When the creatures 20 grubbinq
in the garden in the spring.
But the question most annoying that
the spcculations catch,
Can she vie with men in action when
she goes to strike match.
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Out ON OfeOn lAlu IA large HloadOw
on lands afterward owned by my
father. Robert Brown, aud now hy
Hon. William G.. Morley. of King
wood, where / often saw them i'm
my boyhood and heard the story of
tho killing of John Green by the
Indians told by the old men sub.
stantially aS have related it. The
mlll stones, | have recently learned,
have been takon to kingwood, aud
are preserved as memorial of this
hitherto unrecordod history.
Andrew Johnson who married
Green's youngest daughter. Salie,
after her return from captivity.
owned grist mill on Morgan's run
south of kingwood, where | often
went to mill aud it being consider
able distance from my home, waited
until my g.ist was ground. On
one occasion in cold weather-the
mill being rather uncom Portable.
MIR. johnson told me to 90 to his
house near by aud sit 10y the fire
entll my 8rist was ground. | now
wildly remember how | was then
impressed with the appearance,
dress and conduct of Mrs. j ohnson.
and only learned who she was and
her relation to John Green by n
more detailed repetition of the story
which | had often heard before of
his having been killed by the In.
dians, and that she was his daugh.
ter and n captive for several years
among them. subsequently knew
that daughter of Andrew John
son and Sallie Green whose name
was Rebeoca, married n man by the
name of Castle who removed to Mo.
nongalia county before the Confed-
crate raid IN April 1868 and one Of
whose sons was killed by the Con-
federate soldiers in their raid south
of Morgantown on or near the Inde-
pendence road.
DR.. Thomas Bond, of whom my
grandfather bought his land was
buried under the old PRESBYTERIAN
Church in Morgantown which was
torn down and rebuilt in 1868.
Other persons were buried there al.
so but his was the only grave that
had an inscribed tombstone erect.
ed to it. When a lad Of some twelve
years, | often saw it and read the
inscription;
"Hic jacct
DR.. Thomas Bond, &c."
In eXcavating for the foundation
of the present church, one of our
we'll known citizens, Mr.. William
Dancer, was employed to cxhume
the dead bodies buried and transfer
them to permanent cemetery. Mr..
Dancer had not at that time rub.
bed his coat against college wall"
rs is known ho afterwards did and
consequently was not then well mp
in the ancient languages. After
having removed all the bodies, as
he supposed, in continuing his
work Of excavation, greatly TO his
surprise, he discovered another
body, and remembering the inscrip.
tion on DR.. Bonds tombstone, rea-
soned from the particular to the
general in his nominal classification
and designation Of the dead buried
there, and hence the amusing in
cident, familiar to all our citizens,
Of Billy Dancers bic jackets.
JOHN j. Brown.
Morgantown, w. VaD
July 81. 1895.
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Mn0lstrafps.

.Kingwood District, Joseph M Goodwin and
? sosephA. Miller.
ValisS. n N. Martin
Lvon, Eugene uuggius and James McGee.
Reno, III. III. W heller and Lucas FOrman.
Union, Julius Scheer and A. VI Berry.
Portland Jshn w. Hill and Albert q Mason
Pleasant. Levi y. Miller and u. " Martin.
Grant, j e Bird aud w. II. McGibbCns.
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Rouse Of O,iegates.

East Side-William Henry Glover. Terra Alta
West Side-James w. White, BngwOod.
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Members orCongfesa.
First District-B. B. DoVenor, Wheeling
eOhlo County.
:. Second Dissatisfaction Gordon Dayton, Phil
fppi, Barbour Co
:, Third District II. Huling, Charleston
Aanawha Codniy
Fourth District-Warreh Miller, Jackson G
IL, jackson comfy.
state Senators Eleventh District
William q. Worlcy. Kingwood. Preston 90.
Samuel II .Gramm, Fetterman, Taylor Co.
Judge, Third JadlcIaI District.
Joseph L. uoke, KngSSood, Preston County.
COmMISSIONEUSo OF ACCOUNTS
j NJ. Goodwin and ID. NJ. wotring.
CON 4 sSIoNERs IN CHANCERY.
q. d.. VI. wotring Nci J. Fortney, and w NJ
.. Dawson nnd w. Il. Parkhurst
REC EVER OF TliE COURT,
James W. Brown.
COUNTY OFFICIALS.
COMMISSIONERS COUNTY COURT.
Portland, John PJones, President, Terra Alta
Kingwood, Edmund Messenger, KingwOod.
Valley. iwdrd VI Hartley, MasontOwn
Lyon, David J. Walls, Independence.
union, Page II. McCruw Aurora.
Reno, Harrison Zinn, Fellowsville
Pleasant, Perry Methcney Valley Point.
Grant, r. ID. Waddle Brandongillc.
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For ary ard an kinds Of legal
blanks address this onico. Prices
only SO cents per hundred. o.
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state senators Eleventh District
Judge, Third JnalcIaI district.

William q. worlcy. Kingwood. Preston 90.
Samuel II .Gramm, Fetterman, Taylor Co.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-28
REED AND THE PRESIDENCY.

The New York Mail and Express
says: Thomas B. Reed, with his
youthful face, his kittenish ways and
his obyish addiction to athletic pur-
suits, figures in the minds of the unre-
fiecting as one of the young men in
politics, prematurely thrust into high
office. Yet Thomas will never see sc
again. Never since Buchanan has SO
old a man as Reed been elected to the
presidency. Lincoln was -, Grant AZ,
Hayes 81, Garfield 40, Cleveland IS
(and 55.) Harrison %. One of the vice
presidents promoted by the death of
the president was 81 and the other 81
Andrew Jackson was the only presi-
dent in the past forty years who at his
inauguration was older than Speaker
Reed will be next year. 1t must he a
comfort to Mr.. Reed, however, to re-
fleet that all his opponents, now popu-
larry regarded as in the field against
him, are, with a single exception, ruled
out by this memorable precedent Har-
risOn is go, Allison &C and Morton will
be ~ before the convention meets in
st. Louis. Mckinley alone, at 81.
strikes the average age of the post
bellum presidents at their Inaugural
fion"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-28
PAN-AMERIcAN RECIPROCITY,

| American unity whatever else may
happen must result from the present
emergency. In so far Cleveland Will
have written his name more indelibIy
in history than by any or all the other
| acts of his public career. A great war
! following his prompt and patriotic
stand, if successful would undoubtedly
| place his name high on the role of
| presidents. still should there be no war
the Pan-American idea will have be-
come an historical verify
Congress viii shortly be called upon
10 consider a bill authorizing him to
| invite the governments of all American
republics to send representatives With
| full powers 10 join in conference at
| Washington at some time within the
coming year, for the purpose of de-
claring the Monroe doctrine to be
principle of international law. While
it may be that many members of the
majority in both houses will regard
| that doctrine in its present form as all
sufficient for the protection of this con
hope the measure viii be passed If
such a step is not absolutely essential
it il at least desirable. rs calculated te
fortify against all time and every pos
sible contingency the position assumed
by President James Monroe and now
maintained by President Cleveland
and rhe people OF this country in face
of 4 united European opposition.
The Pan-American congress held in
Washington during General HarriSonS
administration as result of Secretary
Blaine's foresig ht and patriotic effort.
made Us familiar with the possibilities
and adTanta ges Of closer union with
the republics of Central and South
America Fer the abrogation OF the
commercial reciprocity then partially
esta bliSlIed the Democratic party is re-
sponSible. and such reciprocity should
he re-eStahliShed IS a natural adjunct
Of the general adoption Of the Monroe
doctrine
There Is every reason ia believe that
Mr.. Cleveland would sign the bin Just
drafted. as designed To strengthen the 4
stand lie has taken in defense OF the
Monroe doctrine and IN defiance Of his !
personal w0rshipers. LIS chief claim /
10 the support Of the country : THAI
the success Of such 4 conference in in |
trenching the doctrine a. a principle |
of International law would render X !
incumbent upon these minor republics |
10 exercise proper caution IN entering
upon quarrel with any European
power An intelligent study and IN
Outstanding Of this instrument fellow
ing its adoption. would tend TO render
impossible any dispuse not based upon |
seiid grounds. and make the powers
OF EuroDe extremely careful of at
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-28
LIFE WITH CANNIBALS.

William Preston Harrison, son of the
| late Mayor Harrison of Chicago, who has
returned from a years cruise among the
South Sea Islands, has many stories to
tell of his voyage. Besides narrowly es-
Gaping death at the hands of cannibals in
the Solomon Islands he had numerous
other startling experiences.
"A native may take you into his house
at night and treat you the best kind" he
said; ''he viii never modest you there on
the score of hospitality and you can re-
main there and be perfectly safe. Never
theless. the next day, after you start
away, he is just as liable as not to over
take you and knock you on the head with
his club. The social ethics are then off.
if it may be considered that being boiled
in the head-taker's pot is not a social af-
fair.
Il saw in some places as many as seven
ty-five skulls in one place. all relics of the
head-hunters. There were many places
where such lots OF skulls could be seen.
The more heads a brave had taken the
higher he was esteemed. They hold the
heads in the same estimation as an Indian
does his scalps. They add renown 10 him
according TO the number he has. AS
long as this state of feeling prevails it
can be seen that it viii not stop.
II went down TO the Pacific Islands
largely for pleasure, but intending to do
some literary work while absent 1 had
worked very hard while in Chicago and
wanted a good rest. The island life is SO
peculiar that fell in with the island ways
and did not work at all.
L discarded all clothes except a native
garment about my loins and let my beard
grow lolrg till got back 10 Sydney While
going naked the sun burned my back MI
il became exceedingly sore and the skin
peeled off in patches. Finally IL healed
UP and got as hard and impervious % the
suns rays as THAI OF any native
I vert about as much as dared on the
Islands, and much more than 1 would 90
again. II is down there as Il once was
on the western plains and mountains with
the Indians You get accustomed 20 the
danger and don't always th.nk so much
about 1t as you ought. 1 would not go
through again what have this time for
anything IN the world.
II also spent considerable time during
my absence in the interior Of Samoa /
slept night after night with Malietoa.
TaEnasese and other chief-atnE- They
told me a great deal about Their troubJe
My opinion 5 there viii Be another war
there and Il may cone soon- When
left the king and different chiefs I was
fairly loaded down win presents. was
50 fascinated there that would Ike 10
go back. bat ooa;s care % see any more
% the Soianoa Islanders"