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The Washburn leader., 1896-03-14

A railroad man our in British Colum-
bia tried to chastise an editor the q. b.
er day, but after the editor had hit
him on the head with the side stick,
iabbed him in the ribs with the scis.
sors and bit OF the end Of his fi,ger
he gave up the job and had the jour-
nalist arrested for assault. The editor
proved extreme provocation and paid
q small dne, but there will be no more
attempts To lick him. +.
The Washburn leader., 1896-03-14

The New York hotel which has taken
q standard against the practice of tip
ping. and has advanced its employees
wages 40 per cent in order to make the
tips unnecessary. has done all that one
hotel could possibly do to abolish the
custom. But the walters at that host
elry ought to reap harvest.
The Washburn leader., 1896-03-14

Tales of shocking ferocity and brut-
ality come from Armenia, and the
Turks adhere to their claims that the
Armcnians themselves are guilty OF
murder and wholesale slaughter; but
the actions of the Armen:ans were
probably defensive fights in which it
was necessary to kill somebody.
The Washburn leader., 1896-03-14
AFTER the Manner of Poets.

"What is that queer splotch on the
face of the earth?' asked Apollo.
"rhat." replied Pegasus loohi.s i.,:,
down over his shoulder at the rel'iai -
Of the would-be poet. "That is a niue
thiny | tt ssed OH u shori time ago IA
n moment of inspiration. ."-lndianal"-
lis Journal.
The Washburn leader., 1896-03-14

Tile Turks otG..s..n...-. -.
enough in their butchcries 10 hold Il.
Investigation and find themselves IN.
nocent.
The Washburn leader., 1896-03-14

1t appears that In the last eight
months 49,147 tons Of tea have been
landed at Tacoma for shipment east
ward; and one Of the local papers says
that about IS per cent Of all the tea
and about 50 per cent of all the raw
silk sent to America are no munloaded
NJ the docks in that city. This seems
to show that Puget sound is rapidly
becoming the principal gateway for the
increasing commence Of the Orient.
The Washburn leader., 1896-03-14
PAPER Com pany Fails.

Holycke. Mass. March 11.--Thp Al
bion Paner company Of this city failed
to-day for half million dollars; az
sets probably not over 100000.
The Washburn leader., 1896-03-14

r rs a. lines Crc"t
Nerve tCStN.'s. .'t..,. iiiSIt :.N Use.
A:,l luus ci",-. T'"a'i>ea" S:.iraiI o,ll IL, {.
t..as.>. Senu to kIue .y3l sl.,A .l., Y.
The Washburn leader., 1896-03-14

Purple hyacinths are much used In Paris
as foundation and trimming for the most
fashionable hats.
The Washburn leader., 1896-03-14

If tho Raby is Cutting Tooth.
Be >,,r. nd use tns: old and we-tred remedy, Mrs.
W..Iuw' s S,m,rut> AyEuP for hill. .icn Teething.
The Washburn leader., 1896-03-14

Tor !.ung AMI chest diseases. Piso's Cure
is tho hest medicine we have used.-A1rs. j.
l.. Northrot. Windsor. Ont. Canada.
The Washburn leader., 1896-03-14

Louisville has taken first pace in the
production of plug tobacco. st. Louis for
merly held the record.
The Washburn leader., 1896-03-14

Crylon has lately become rather n fash
iarablc winter resort.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-15

other diseases among the minor ailments
to which human flesh is heir. This
queer superstition is not confined to the
ignorant, poorer classes, but appears to
exist in all kinds of society. The
wealthy have their "colic stones''
mounted in gold, and in this shape they
are worn on the necklace next to the
ever present cross. st. Louis Republic.
rather Ducey.
There are few clergymen or priests
in this city who have the wide acquaint-
ance and influence Of Father Ducey Of
st. Leo's Roman Catholic church.
Father Ducey's influence is by no means
limited to persons Of his own faith. A
friend recently told me a story illus
trating the priests methods According
to my friend, Father Ducey entered
Delmonico's cafe one night not long
ago and walking up to a party Of
wealthy gentlemen seated at one Of the
tables said: II have just come from a
visit to family, one member Of which
is at the point Of death. The family is
destitute want 500 from you gentle
men," In moment each member Of
the party had handed the priest bank
note, and he walked out with the 500,
which he took, although it was almost
midnight, directly to the afflicted fam
lily. Not one Of the men who contrib
uted the money was Catholic. New
York World
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-15
Poor Richard.

elm December of the year 1884," says
Bigelow's ''Life of Franklin, ""Frank-
lin commenced the publication of what
he styled Poor Richards Almanack,'
price fivepence. It attained an astonish-
ing popularity, and at once. Three edi-
tions were sold within the month of it's
appearance. The average sale for rs
years was 10, 900 year. He was some
times obliged to put it to press in o.
tober to get supply Of copies to the re-
mote colonies by the beginning of the
year. 1t has been translated into nearly,
if not quite every, written language,
and several different translations of it
have been made into the French and the
German. 1t contains some of the best
fun, as we'll as the wisest counsel, that
ever emanated from his PEN"
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-15
Russian "CoIic Stones"

Travellers who have penetrated into
the eastern portion of southern Russia
find that the people have many strange
beliefs in the power of charms. The
charm most generally worn by the peo-
pie in that part of the czar's vast do
main is round, fat bone which is
found in the head of certain species of
northern fish. They are called "colic
stones, and the superstitious wearers
of such charms believe that they have
the power to prevent collie and host of
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-15
THE ETERNAL FEMININE.

Sweet Mistress SUNNI er g message, traced
Der all the land,
Came finally to sad "Goodby,"
Written in tears as she turned to fly
From the frost kings couriers coming In
haste,
A roistering band.
But, pausing once in her fight, she faced
Each rude newcomer
And wrote. in calm, defiant mood,
Her afterthought on field and wood,
In earth and sky her postscript placed
Lo, Indian summer!
Minnie Leona Upton in Century.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-15
AT CIMARRON FORD.


westward, the tourist from his plate
glass window may look upon the local
ity Of the once famous ford of the Ar
kansas river known as the Cimarron
crossing. The two routes to Santa Fe
here diverged. That by the way of the
crossing was over the sand desert, so
called in the days of the commerce Of
the prairies, which was relatively de-
void Of water. In the droughtiest times
the oxen would frequently drop, dead in
their yokes from the terrible torture Of
thirst. The Arkansas at the ford is wide
and generally but few inches in depth.
1t was, therefore, an excellent place to
make the passage of the stream.
The other trail to Santa Fe followed
the Arkansas river to Bent's fort, where
it crossed a spur Of the Rocky noun
tains, a much longer but safer journey
for the caravans, for there was, of
course, always all abundance of water,
the grass generally good, besides some
timber existed in spots on the banks Of
the stream.
The boundary line between the Unit
ed States and New Mexico ran north
and south through the Arkansas river
at the Cimarron crossing, and that point
the American troops changed places
with the Mexican, the former returning
eastwardly in escorting the caravans,
while tho latter made their way back
through Mexican territory to Santa Fe.
Cimarron crossing was famous spot
for attacks by the Indians on the freight
caravans, the government trains, the
overland stage, or any outfit passing
along the old Santa Fe trail in the long
ago, before the railroad was regarded as
possibility even. One of the most un-
equal in point of numbers and fierceness
of the numerous attacks occurred in the
spring of 1865, in which several promi
nent Kansans were participants
Major Rodney Smith, paymaster
United States army, who was on one of
his periodical trips to pay the troops
stationed at the several military posts in
the department of the Missouri that
were located on the Arkansas river at
the date specified above, encountered the
notorious Satanta, war chief of the Kio-
was, and above thousand Of his blood
thirsty followers at Cimarron crossing,
holding his own against such fearful
odds until his brave little party were
rescued by a detachment of cavalry hur-
riedly sent to his relief on the second
day of the fight
The gallant band of men who did
such remarkable work in defending
themselves against the horde of the
worst savage cutthroats on the plains at
that time was composed of the paymas-
ter, who was the ranking officer and in
command; Major A. P. Shaw, now in
Topeka; John e. Jones, now in Okla
homa; Jack Angle, Ed Doyle, Tom
Smith, and small escort of enlisted
men of the Fifth United States infan-
try, which had been furnished at old
Fort Lyon, the last post in the upper
Arkansas valley.
Having completed his duties at Fort
Lyon, Major Smith. with his compan-
ions, escort and strong box" left there
on Wednesday morning Immediately
after very early breakfast, intending
to make Fort Dodge, the next post OH his
route where the troops were to be paid.
When the party, who were in excellent
spirits. had travelled about 30 mile
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-15
w. HA1pEMAN. President Of the great Louis

vile Couricr-J0urnal, says;
DIR. WINTEPsMIrH-Sir: | waive q rule have
observed for many years, the value OF your REM
edy prompting me to say it cured two cases OF
chills in my family after many other remedies
had failed. / do not hesitate to express my be-
lief that your Chill Cure is valuable specific
and performs all that you promise for it.
Very respectfully, WIN HALDEMAN.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-08-18

across the American Continent the
enormous advantages of the Siberian
line become evident. The quickest pos
sible trip from London 10 Yokohama,
via Brindisi and the Suez Canal. takes
AZ least IS days. II the route across
the American Continent is taken, 10
DAYS may be saved. as it takes only s
DAYS TO reach Quebec; the Pacific line
will take you across the continent in
s DAYS. and Il days more are needed TO
cross the Pacific ocean From Bremen
haven 10 Shanghai takes at least a
DAYS. from Marseilles TO Yokohama 40
DAYS. Time is. furthermore, lost be
cause the steamers run only al certain
intervals. while the railroad train starts
every day. which will be a matter OF
great importancesfor the mails, as well
as for the business men whose motto
is: Time is money And now look at
the cost. 4 irst-class passage from Bre-
merhaven to Shanghai costs $3.50; sec
ond-class. Ssz0; third-clsss. Sll0. The
siberian railroad viii therefore, on &C
count of speed and cheapness. become
of enormous importance. and the fact
that Russia exclusively rules this grand
route Of communication will be OF in
.calculahle political significance.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-08-18

vice with a volunteer force and went TO
the rescue. The rough sea Captain Nc
Pherson found prevented him from get
ting close TO the ship. He brought her,
however, near enough TO count fourteen
men in the rigging, who hailed him In
English and begged him to rescue them
Captain Mcpherson put back to port
for a lifeboat and returned Immediate
", but before he arrived the ship had
broken up. The rescue party stood by
all night in the hope of picking up sur
vivors. but after sixteen hours of I'M
wearied effort gave up the hope of saw
ing life and returned to Port Stanley.
Late in May diver who went down
into the vessel was unable to ascertain
its name or. hailing port. The only
trace of humanity found on board was
the body of a young woman about Is
years of age, dressed in maroon col
ored dress goods gown and watch
chain about her neck, but nothing that
could furnish a clew to her identity.
The body was buried according to the
Episcopal rite by the Government Of
the Falkland Islands.
Several articles were recovered from
the wreck. but the only one giving any
identity to the wreck was part of a
lawn mower marked Philadelphia
Lawn mower" The receivers of the
condensers, of which the diver reports
a number of different sizes, were mark
ed Manufactured for Holbrook. Mer-
rill & Stetson, San Francisco and Sac
ramento."
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-08-18
JApANBSE-AMERIcAx TRADE

The enthusiasm with which people
Of the United States are receiving the
special envoys from Japan who are
prospecting in the States for steamship
lines and an increased trade, Is IN many
respects remarkable. and in many sec
lions the Americans seem TO be work
ing contrary 10 al former rules and
regulations Of custom
In San Francisco and other cities
along the coast ne find the citizens
making strong efforts TO gain favor
With The officials Of the new japanese
steamship companies, and almost in
the same breath they are raising q
loud voice agzinsz Oriental competition,
and 90 50 far as 10 state that The Jap
anese question VII be the Chinese
problem over again In the East the
cotton and iron producers are Eining
and dining the japanese officials and
looking happy over the prospect Of in
creased trade with The new commercial
nation Of the Orient To the citizens Of
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-08-18

of Hawaii have selected Sunday as that
day, and so far as newspapers are con-
cerned they have followed the custom
obtaining in the majority of the East
ern States. Having adopted this Gus
tom. they should guard with greatest
care against the possible seven day
paper" which would mean for the
newspaperworkers one continual grind
from one years end to another, with no
Sabbath and no day of rest. In COM
pairing the Sunday work done on the
Sunday morning and the Monday morn
ing paper, it is six of one and half dog
en- of the other. The men getting out
the Sunday paper work from midnight
Saturday TO six o'clock Sunday morn
ing: the Monday morning paper neces-
states labor from six o'clock Sunday
night 10 midnight. In town of Homo
lulu's size and position the principal
part of the news matter for either the
Sunday or Monday issue is gathered on
Saturday.
Whether the Sunday paper is an in
fiuence for good or evil depends al
most entirely upon the proprietors
The average Sunday papers of the
United States probably contain more OF
what newspapermen call rot than any
other journals in Christendom. bul
Hawaii is too small-and we trust ii
Will always continue SOTO admit with,
in its narrow boarders the degrading
influence which many of the American
papers even in the week day issues. ex-
erciSe through their columns. The
leading papers of Hawaii are conducted
on principles of morality and decencl
which American newspapers have Ions
ago forgotten, if, indeed. they evel
knew. Some may say that our news
papers are behind the times in en-
deavoring to hold to high standards
but if this is an evidence of lack o
progress. the people of Hawaii may b.
thankful that they are not progressive
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-08-18
THE HAWAII HERALD.

The Hawaii Herald, Vol. l, No. /,
she new paper for Hilo. has been receiy-
Cd. From Z typographical standpoint
and in the general makeup the paper
is indeed very creditable production,
and shows good taste on the part of the
printer. AS for the editorial policy. il
VIII be necessary 10 study subsequent
issues before expressing q very positive
opinion In his salutatory the editor
bursts from his cell with vhoop and
q yell equal 10 an Indian devil His use
Of adjecuves reminds one Of an Indian
jaggler who keeps five hundred and
ffty-one balls in the air al one time He
dips his pen in the sunlight of forensic
pyrotechnics and with one swipe roars
ike the thunders of Kilauea. and with
the next swipe goes down TO the quiet
little rivulets where the little brides
lift their heads TO the skies and let the
pure and refreshing waters Of joy and
self-eontent run down their throats.
The Herald is independent in al
things and neutral in nothing" The
first issue demonstrates that il has nc
great love for It's contemporary across
the street: ii also has no love for the
Commercial Journal and its editor; II
is ready 10 admit that Hilo is q town;
il thinks Hilo ought 10 have more
houses. The expression OF opinion OF
the above topics demonstrates that
there is no neutrality thus far. and that
where there Is q rib TO get al the Her
aid viii give il g dig. The Herald ad-
mits that the battle between the two
papers of Hilo viii result in the sur
vival Of the fttest and as its entire IS
sue Is given up 10 matters Of purely
local interest the only thing Honolulu
editors can do is TO SIT back and watch
The fur fly However. we wish our new
contemporary al the success thar Il
hopes 70 win. and that the editors viii
soon cease 10 float in The skies and
come down 10 earth
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-08-18

this country who are in touch with the
national spirit of both ne interested
countries. is is an open question how
this commercial love feast will end
With the Americans it is natural to
expect that they will want to sell their
raw material to Japan, and then rnrn
about and shut out Japanese manufac-
lures. to say nothing of japanese i'm
migration. AT the rate the japanese are
now making Roadway, the Americans
will probably wake up later in the day
to find that Japan has the lions share
of the carrying trade of the Pacific.
and by cheap labor and low freights will
be able TO defy even Mckinley tariff
in placing its manufactures ON the Am
erican market. Then there viii be a
great cry so up all along the Pacific
coast. But it viii be too late; the
japanese viii have gained the advant-
age they desire, and nothing but the
Reputation of treaty rights, which
would be practical declaration of war,
viii stop their Roadway. BY their act
i've efforts 10 extend commerce the
japanese today are showing business
tact and energy that is quite equaling
that OF the long-headed business men
of the United States.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-08-18
THE SEWN DAY PAPER.

In all the discussion TO which The
Friends reference 70 Sunday papers
has given rise, the disputants have shot
far of The mark when they claim that
the publication of sunday paper is
in violation of any hard and fast reli-
gious law or that II is necessarily q de-
secrauon OF the Sabbath There are
States in The American Union and por-
lions of Canada where the laws are
very strict against the publication OF
papers on Monday. while Sunday pa
pers are allowed TO circulate with per
feet freedom These laws have been
made by people equally strict in their
religious views and equally ready 10
condemn any movement that may tend
toward The desecrauon Of the Sabbath
as the people Of Hawaii The papers
are issued early Sunday morning and
no street sales are allowed after s
O'Clock
Il would appear then that the publ
cation Of paper On Sunday morning
Is in Itself merely technical point
which different communities must de
eide for themselves, but II Is accepted
BY all Christian communities that one
day IN the week must be jealously
guarded As day Of rest The people
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-08-18

Notwithstanding bicycles are all the
rage. horses are not dead yet The
wonderful feat Of the pacing king, Rob
err. J.. sets people again wondering
where this cutting Of records will end.
Il was not so many years ago that an
exhibition mile in 2;l0 was regarded as
remarkable. and for the fourth heat Of
2 race to be paced in 2:0224 was con-
sidered almost without the range OF
possibilities. The Jwo-minute race now
seems not very far distant in the free
for-an pacing events.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-08-18

The effort OF the san Francisco PEG
pie 10 secure funds for the removal
Of Kate Fields remains TO Mount Au-
burn. y. Y. ought certainly 70 move the
people Of Honolulu TO action 1t now
seems 2 foresone conclusion that the
disposition Of her remains is in The
hands Of the wider circle OF friendly &C
cuGinIances that is known as an honest
newspaper workers best legacy. This
country owes Miss Field q debt that can
never be repaid, and il is certainly the
duty Of our people 70 al least cooperate
with Miss Fields friends in the United
States.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-08-18

The papers in the United States are
having 3 great tine patring youns
Vanderbilt on the back because he
braved poverty TO marry Miss Wilson,
Vanderbilrs poverty should be taken
with 3 pinch OF salt Whether his
father disowns him or not the boy has
$. GOO 600 left him by his grandfather.
A great many couples would be willing
TO face two-million-dollsr poverty IN
der similar circumstances
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-08-18

a Rotterdam firm has made expert
ments with an electric dredging plant,
ordered by an engineer formerly en-
gagged on the Panama canal. and found
that The electric dredger is not only
practical. but in many features quite
superior 10 the old fashioned affair.
The power is produced on shore. where
q ls0 horsepower engine is driving q
three phase generator. whose currents
OF 1000 volts are sent over 10 the
dredger by g cable. On board the cur
rents are converted down TO 200 volts
TO drive the various electric motors.
The obvious advantage Of the arrange
ment is that The power plant on board
becomes much simpler, that less men
are required. and that the claiming Of
the dredger becomes much easier than
when a pipe connection has 10 be main
tained between the dredger and the
shore Whether the electric motor is
fitted for exceedingly rough work is a
different question. which would. how
ever. be only s temporary bar. Electric
centrifugal apparatus have for some
tine been working on the continent
They had 70 be specially Constructed,
but they perform their duty.