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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-12-04

about to poke the butterfly of sentimen.
under the trip hammer of business And
it was Friday, too, which, if not an in
auspicious omen, was at least not an
encouraging one. Yet he strove to argue
himself into belief that it was so, re-
calling that Friday was the day of
Venus, who surely should be propitious
to lovers. Gradually his spirits rose, and
he regained his confidence. Irma, he
said to himself, had doubtless already
prepared her father for the communica-
tion he was about to receive-the curt
note was nothing more than business
habit, and the interview would be mere
ly brief and pleasant formality. His
digestion was good, his conscience not
troublesome about anything, his pockets
not empty and altogether he felt quite
well satisfied with himself and content
ed with the future as he expected it to
be.
Having started ahead Of time to keep
his appointment, he sauntered leisurely
and looked with an enjoyable sense Of
separateness and condescending pity up
on the eager, anxious, bustling, jostling
throng through which he passed in Wall
street.
Just before o'clock each working
afternoon there is notable access of
activity in and about the money mart.
Messengers and clerks are dashing to
and fro with orders and packages of
securities, brokers darting here and
there covering shorts and making de-
iveries. The days fever is at its climax.
How little he had in common with the
participants in that ignoble strife for
gainl
He had just entered the bank when 8
o'clock struck The small windows Of
the cashier and paying teller closed sud-
denly with sharp little snaps, the few
late customers hurried out, and the
waiting porter, about to shut the big
doors, looked at Mr.. Sewall suspicious
ly until he inquired for Mr.. Willmarth.
The porter hesitated.
"By appointment, the young man
added
The porter bowed low in Difference
and conducted him to the presidents
room.
Mr. Willmarth was at the moment
standing by his desk with his back to-
ward the door engaged in a business
conversation with one of the bank Off
GERS. He was, as Chester had time to
note before he looked around, man Of
sturdy build and something more than
medium height; with a Dull neck and q
round head thickly covered by short,
wiry, grizzled hair. When he had fin
ished giving orders, he turned, saw his
visitor and invited him to be seated, at
the same time placing himself in the big
chair before his desk.
At sight Of him Chester Sewall felt
his confidence rapidly oozing away. A
more sternly practical looking man than
the banker, one less amenable to senti-
mental considerations, he thought, it
would be difficult to find. Mr.. Will
marth's face was square rather than
round, thanks to his wide forehead and
his massive lower jaw, which was in
creased in prominence by its short crop
ped, iron gray beard. Very big, bushy
eyebrows that almost met and over
hung his keen gray eyes gave him a
fierce, aggressive look. And his large
nose was by no means one Of the kind
in which solidity is sacrificed to magni-
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-12-04
CHAPTEtt III.

During the afternoon of the day sue
ceeding that interview with his friend
Chester Sewall made formal call upon
the gentleman he proposed to honor by
election as his father in-law. He had
taken the precaution Of writing to Mr.
Willmarth to know when and where he
could have the pleasure of comforting
with him upon matter of the utmost
personal Importance. The messenger
who carried that note brought back the
laconic reply, penciled upon sheet from
a memorandum pad, "This p. m, 3 to
$3.50, my Office"
The thing had not an encouraging
look. An uneasy consciousness perme-
ated the young mans mind that his del
icate enterprise would hardly find its
most fostering atmosphere in the busy
bankers office: that he was. 30 to speak.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-12-04

"Weu, 1 don't see that that Is anything
against the gtTl."
sum IS about 81, 9S3 more tnan had TO
start upon when came to New York. T"
"Oh, 1 have no fears Of the future.
No doubt but what shall get along. If
I had, would hardly contemplate the
step propose to take. !"
"What is that?'
Marrying.
"Good heavensl You are surely not
serious, Chester?'
"Never more so in my life. Why notf
Have you developed into misogynist?"
"Well, hardly. But think of the i'm
prudence Of handicapping yourself with
wife at this time. You are just start
ing in life, without business or even a
profession, and only 90, 900 between you
and the cold, cold world You have
plenty Of time. There will always be as
many girls as there are now-probably
more, if the statistics Of increase Of pop
ulation are correct-and as your capital
increases selection will be easier and
choice lots in the matrimonial market
more readily attainable."
''I don't believe you are talking from
your heart, Jack"
"I'm talking horse sense for you just
now, anyway. Why, man alivel You
just out of college and talking Of mar
riagel It is madness
"It would be worse madness for me to
let slip the chance for happiness that I
have now and wear my heart out after
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-12-04
CHAPTER. IT.

Upon returning to his room-in a
combined lodging and boarding house
in the vicinity Of Stuyvesant square
he found in temporary possession Of it
a visitor whose appearance both sur
prised and pleased him, Chester SewalL
The two had been neighbors, play
mates and schoolfellows when boys in
Oneida county, and friends always, but
during recent years their meetings were
infrequent. John, as the elder, had first
left home and plunged into active
''hustling for living" in the metropo-
lis, his father having been too far re-
duced in fortune to send him to college.
While serving as salesman in store
he studied bookkeeping; then he got a
place as hookkaener and read law in
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-12-04

"You mag suppose that might continue
to provide for my daughter"
tude, but was hard, obtrusive, one Of
those which nobody would lightly think
Of putting out of joint" The absence
of mustache exposed long upper lip
and q straight mouth, the expression of
which in repose was simply firmness, or
perhaps obstinacy, but the possibilities
of which the young man had yet to
learn.
Referring to memorandum pad upon
his desk and looking up inquiringly, the
banker said:
.Mr. Chester Sewall, presume"
eyes, SIR" assented Chester rather
meekly, feeling that his job was going
to be difficult one, quite beyond his
present power of anticipation.
"You wished to see me upon % mat
ter of the utmost personal Importance
Ito you, or to me?"
"Ah, Ito myself principally, SIR"
$50 I supposed. Well?'
The banker did not intentionally speak
unkindly, but simply with the brusque-
ness of q practical, busy man, which
was enough to embarrass his visitor,
who stammeringly replied:
Eyes. Perhaps should have been
more explicit in my note. T"
ooh. well. no matter about that now.
.;rce Won are here. &c Is easier TO talk
than to write"
J Continued on page I9)
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-12-04
THE TIMES

Goes into the best homes
in Shiawassee county and its
contents are carefully read by
an intelligent class of readers.
the use of its advertising COL
umns convinces advertisers o.
this fact.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-12-04

money enough to do so, he devoted
himself entirely to legal study until he
was admitted to the bar. So he had
worked his way up unaided and impel-
led solely by his resolution to advance.
But Squire Sewall, Chester's father,
was one Of the local magnates, reputa-
bly, rich man, and sent his boy to
Harvard. Since then the young men
had hardly met oftener than once a
year, but their friendship was still as
warm as when they went trouting to-
gether in boyhood. Whatever might
have been the cultivation of Chester
Sewall's mind, his physical develop
ment-something much more readily
apparent-had certainly not been neg
lected at Harvard. Football and row.
ing, with the preparatory training for
those exercises, had made an athlete Of
him. And he was naturally handsome
fellow, with fine, aristocratic features.
Perhaps keen judge of character would
have detected weakness in the small
feminine chin that at little distance
seemed to taper off to q sharp point,
thanks to his assiduously cultivated
'goatce," which was very little darker
than the skin it rested upon. His nose
showed tendency to slight supercil-
ious twist that might only have been a
product Of Harvard training, sort Of
mint stamp Of that self appreciative in
stitution, but was nevertheless, taken
all in all, good nose. And his long,
light mustache, if it did not conceal at
least drew attention away from his rath-
er irresolute and sensuous lips. AS for
his eyes, they were large, blue and
frank, as may well be those Of young
man who is conscious Of nothing Of
which he should be ashamed and who
feels justified in entertaining an all
around good opinion Of himself. Fur
ther description of Chester Sewall hardly
seems necessary. Young women gener-
ally agreed that he was 'just splendidP'
So we may afford to let him go at that
When cordial congratulations and
mutual fluctuations had been exchanged
and cigars lighted, the friends settled
down for chat, which John opened
with the remark:
$50 at last you have graduated and
bloomed out as a highly accomplished
lily of the field?"
"Oh, dear me, no, jock. No such
luck. The lily tolls not, neither doth it
spin, but 1 shall have to do both in
some fashion in order to live. "
"Why, thought you were''- John
spoke in tone Of surprise and hesitated
| fo fi,,icb tba captepca
"That was left well off at my IA
theirs death. Yes, supposed so. Every
body else did, too, myself included, un-
til his estate was settled up. Then it ap.
peared that after mothers death, foul
years ago, father had gone into some
very wild speculations He must have
lost his head to some extent, the lawyers
think. Without going into the details OF
that, which is rather a sad subject, the
summed up result is that, over the set
tlement of all liabilities, including tho
last Of my college expenses, orly about
$5, 900 was realized from the entire os
tate for me, not enough to support the
role of lily upon for any great length
Of time
"Well, +" responded Latham in tons
| Of good hulncred encouragement, "tha
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-12-04
~nN CASUAL psATHn

for o good talk with you. IL was not
possible for me to get here q minute
sooner than I did, and already the day
is ending"
1T is just as well you did not get up
any sooner, John, for had q great deal
to do. I was very successful this after
noon in finding lot of perfectly splen-
did suggestions for some menu designs
I have to furnish by the 18th. See! I
have filled five pages of my sketchbook
with suggestive bits of enamels, gem
figures, pottery conceits and barbaric
musical instruments, just exactly the
medley I want for the special subject in
hand"
ST am glad of your success, but sor-
ry could not be with you to see you at
work. -
"As if I could work with you near
me and looking on.''
1T don't see why you should not.
N sue my wishing to kiss you wouIo
not joggle your elbow"
''I'm not 30 sure about that"
''You will see that shall do at home
as much as possible of my work when
we are married.
"Oh, that will be different.
"Not essentially. shall simply con.
tinue to then, as 1 do now, regard as
lost all time that is spent away from
your side.
care you sure you will always think
SO, John?'
81 am sure of it, for shall always
love you. !"
81 believe you, John, and I'm so GLAD
do" she murmured, letting HAND
drop where he could conveniently GRASP
and retain it in an ardent pressure.
"But, my darling, this sort Of thing
cannot go on forever, you know, as il
bids fair to. This clandestine, surrepti
tious, catch as catch can sort Of game
must eventually become em1nently un
satisfactory, to put it mildly"
eyes, 1 know, dear. But what car
we dor"
"Do! Why, go right off and get mar
ried at once. -
'The proverb says, Marry in haste
repent at leisure ."
'"Yes, that's all right. We will de
| the marrying and leave your mother tc
| attend to the repenting."
"Poor mamma. 1t would break hel
| heart.
"WelL then, make her listen to rea
son."
II should be afraid to try it; she il
so dreadfully set in her ways"
"What has she against me? Why il
she 30 dreadfully opposed to our mar
riage? She has never even seen me-"
"She has nothing against you person
ally, dear. Indeed, 1 have never YET
dared to tell her anything definite about
you. She hardly more than suspects
your existence.
Gin other words, I am only known tt
her as an object Of suspicion.
Nonsense. You know what I mean.
1t isn't that. She has just set herself
against the idea of my marrying at all. y
"Well, now, I call that an unwar
rantable and outrageous exercise Of ma
ternal authority. And false position
like that cannot be maintained. It's
another case Of bull versus locomotive
inevitable result, bad for the bull. Now
have to propose that
"Adele Halll You had better gel
right up and come home with me,
exclaimed low but clear and firm
voice just behind the couple.
The startled pair sprang to their feet
and, turning, found themselves con
fronted by an exceedingly positive look
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-07-08
The Se,Iz Canal.

The Suez canal passed in 1895, says
the Journal of Commerce New York;,
3434 steamers, which is not quite ten
day. The ST. Mary's canal, open last
year 231 days, passed IL, 495 steamers,
4790 sail vessels and GIL unregistered
craft. The average number of vessels
that passed through the canal on each
day that it was open was over 72, and
the average lockages per day was
fraction over 80. The 1878 vessels
of every class that passed through the
500" canal last year had registered
net tonnage of 1908, IT'S, which is an
average of not much less than 1000
tons, and the freight carried amounted
to 14,471 ,64S net tons. The number of
vessels that passed through the Suez
canal in 1S49 was only 80 less than the
number in 1895, and the net tonnage
was S,039, los. The tonnage: in 1895.
then, very slightly exceeded one-half
the tonnage of the 800" canal. carry
ing almost entirely coarse bulk freights
and open less than eight months. Two
and half million tons of coal, nearly
nine million barrels of -four, over forty
one million bushels of wheat and other
grains, nearly eight million tons of
iron ore, and three-quarters of a mil
lion thousand feet of lumber. board
measure, were the larger items of
freight.
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An OId.Time Whaler.

Captain David Gray, for nearl. fifty
years one of the most active, daring
and successful whalers that sailed into
recently. He was a descendant of line
of whalers who won renown as wielders
of the harpoon and as shippers of yes
sells in search of blubber. He was recog-
nized as the leading authority on - tic
navigation and whale hunting, as we'll
as on the northern tides and currents.
He was the author of many works on
Arctic and Antarctic research, and his
knowledge of the polar seas has been a
guide to whalers from all ports.
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PASSENGERS.
Departures.

departures.
For Maui and Hawaii, per stmr XII
nau, July Volcano: w. G. Pierce
and wife, Miss Gearon, Col. Mcdonald,
N. G. c., Col. Guenther, U. S. A., Mrs.
Usner, Miss Guenther, Maj. q. K. Pang-
born and wife, Miss Julia Perry, Miss
Flora Perry, Frank Barwick. Way
Ports: Father Bonaventura, Ronald
Kennedy, Master Robertson, Mrs. Ma
helona and three children, Miss Quinn,
Miss Ella Quinn, Hattie Kuihelani,
Miss j. Brockie, Miss G. Snow, Mrs. j.
A. Kennedy, Mrs. Brewer, Miss Nolte,
Miss Smithies, Mrs. w. H. Johnson,
Mrs. Goo Kim and daughter, E. J. Nc
Candless, J. N. Kuhia, Sam Dowsett
Theo. Wolff, Capt. John Ross, Mrs. Nor
RE and servant, Miss M. Horner, Eric
Gay, Freda Gay, Ivy Richardson, Mrs.
Creighton and daughter, Miss Lish-
man, Laura Pires, Mrs. Bicknell, 7. J.
wife and son, Adj. Simonson,
Mrs. Simonson, B. H. Brown, Jr., r.
Bond, DR.. McKibbin, Miss Low, Miss
H. Parker, Miss Bell, Master Parker,
H. Hoshina, Mrs. Nawahi and child,
w. G. Pierce and wife, Miss Annie
Umimaka, Miss Mary K. Nailima, Mr.
Bicknell, VIM. Forbes, David Smith.
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SAVED BY AN UMBRELLA.
An Interesting Relic Used by a
Sharp Yankee Captain.
From the Boston Transcript

From the Boston Transcript
An interesting relic in the Charles
town Navy Yard Museum is an umbrel-
la which was used by the Constitution
in making her escape from the English
feet in July, 1912 This is all that is
told by the card attached to it, and the
umbrella is complete puzzle TO nearly
everyone who visits the museum. In
the first place, it is utterly unlike any
umbrella that any one ever saw before,
and, in the second, not one person in
hundred is able TO figure out how the
| Constitution made use of it in making
her escape from the British vessels. 1t
| is exactly like an umbrella frame in
general shape, but the stick is about
ten feet long, with heavy iron ring
at each end, and is about three inches
in diameter The frame slides up and
down on it, just like the frame of an
ordinary umbrella, and is made of
stout iron bars. Some people think
that it may have been set up on the
deck to give the officers little shade
on a hot day, but they cannot see how
this helped in the escape. The purpose
for which it was intended and used was
as a sea anchor, and it's story is as
follows:
On the 18th of July, 1912, the Consti-
tuition, then cruising under the COM
mand of that famous old fighter, Isaac
Hull, was surrounded by Brooke's |
squadron of five vessels. Before they |
could close in on him, however, it fell |
calm, and Capt. Hull once made use of
the umbrella, of which there were two
aboard A cable was bent to one of the
umbrellas at what would be the handle
in one of the ordinary kind, and the
umbrella was folded up and taken out
by a boat to a cables length ahead of
the vessel. 1t was then thrown over
board, and as soon as the crew began
to haul in on the windlass it, of course,
spread out, giving drag by which the
vessel could be warped ahead. While
the vessel was warping up to this one,
the other one was taken out, and before
the British had discovered what Hull
was doing, he had gotten outside of the
circle with which they had surrounded
him. They Immediately began to pur-
sue the same tactics, but he ran two
24-pound guns out of his cabin windows
and kept them from getting anywhere
near him, as whenever one of the boats
out drag came up astern of
him, he would fire with one of the
Long Toms and in this way kept the
ships from closing in. This was kept
up for two days, and on the evening of
The second day came up squall. Hull
carried on sail through it, gaining such
IN advantage over the Englishmen that
ne was able to elude them in the night,
and was out of sight the next morning.
Thus, but for the mountaineering UNI
ELLA at the navy yard, the Constitu-
ion would probably have been cap
,ured or sunk, and some of the fairest
pages in our naval history would have
remained unwritten.
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VESSELS IN PORT.
NAVAL.


.. s. S. Adams, Watson, Lahaina.
Mex. corvette Zaragoza, Miguel Pozo
commander, San Francisco.
S. NJ. S. Saida, Spieler, Marquesas Isrds
-. a. MERCHANTMEN.
(This list does not include coasters.)
Haw. schr Norma, Rosehill, Kusaie, Gil
bert Islands.
Haw. blk Mauna Ala, Smith, Newcastle.
Am. schr Transit, Jorgensen, San F.
Am. bk. Highland Light, Hughes, New
castle.
Am. ship Tillie E Starbuck, Curtis, AS
toria
Am. blk Martha Davis, Soule, S. F.
Am. schr. Oceania Vance, Dart, New
castle.
Am schr Helen n. Kimball Hellingsen,
San Francisco.
Am schr H. G. Wright, Olsen, Eureka.
Am. bktne Amelia, Ward, Eureka.
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BY the last census of India, the total
population is 2S7, 223, ADJ, or about one
sixth of the worlds population. OF
these, 70 per cent, or 207 900 900 are
classified as Hindus, 81, 900, 900 are Mus
sulmans, 100000 are Buddhists, and
100000 Christians. Of the $4,000, 900
who are returned as ''literate" and as
learned approximately three-quarters
of a million only are females.
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WHARF AND WAVE.
AT DIAMOND HEAD SIGNAL STA
TON, July z, 10 p. m.-The weather is
clear; wind fresh, northeast.

The boat boys are all in sympathy
with Pat Curtis. John Mahuka, one of
the number, has charge of Spray.
The Kinau was about half hour late
in getting away yesterday morning.
The mail had been taken on board in
time, and no one seemed to under
stand the cause of the delay, when a
dray with some freight came upon the
wharf clearing up all mystery.
The barkentine Amelia, Ward master,
arrived yesterday morning, IL days
from Eureka, with a full cargo of lum-
Der. Fine weather was experienced
from the time the Amelia left port, on
June 18th. The captain has Japanese
crew. His crew left him in Eureka be-
cause he would not pay the wages de-
manded by the union.
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NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the Oahu
Lumber and Building Company, Linn
tied, has been duly incorporated for
the purpose of doing business as con-
tractors and builders and dealers in
lumber and general merchandise.
The following are the officers:
President and Manager-Lee Chu.
Vice President-Loo Chit Sam.
Secretary-W. Hing Chow,
Treasurer-T. J. King,
Auditor-Wai HoOn,
Board of Directors-L. Y Lamsui,
Ching Lum, G. Sing Chez.
Office and lumber yard, Leleo, Homo
lulu. w. HING CHOW, Secretary
Dated Honolulu, July LIST, 1896.
4343-1w
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ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

At meeting of the stockholders of
the Makaha Coffee Company, held July
6, 1896, the following officers were
elected:
President-W. H. Hoogs.
Vice President-F. B. McStocker.
Treasurer. A. Low.
Secretary. S. Walker.
Auditor-W. G.. Ashley.
Board of Directors-W. H Hoogs, F.
B. McStocker, J. A. Low, J. S. Walker,
w. G. Ashley and Frank Hustace.
j. S. WALKER, Secretary.
4346-3t
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-07-08
ROOM AND BOARD.

ON car line, twenty minutes from Ex-
ecutive building; private parlor and
four furnished bedrooms, with home
table board; separate bathroom for
boarders;- stable and pasture accom-
mediation; premises are commodious
and locality healthy.
Address 'HOUSEKEEPER," Adver-
tiser Office. 4346-1w
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DEPARTURES.

$50 Tuesday, July z.
Stmr Mokolii, Hilo, for Lahaina, Mo-
lokai and Lanai. 81
Stmr. Waialeale, Gregory, for Lahai-
ma and Hamakua.
Stmr. Kinau, Clarke, for Maui and
Hawaii.
Stmr Claudine, Cameron, for Maui
ports.
Stmr Ke Au Hou. Thompson, for
Kauai ports.
Stmr-Kilauea Hou, Freeman, for Ha-
wall ports. -
Stmr Kauai, Bruhn, for Honuapo
and Punaluu.
Stmr Iwalani, Symthe, for Kauai
ports. (Mfkahala route.)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-07-08
MEETING NOTICE.
NOTICE.

Having severed my connection with
the business establishment of j, t. Wa
terhouse, I desire to say to my friends
and the public that I can be found, for
the present, at the Office of the late c.
R. McVeigh, corner of Queen and Nuu-
anu streets.
4347-tf WALTER G.. WELDON.
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
VESSELS EXPECTED.
Vessels from

Vessels from Due.
Blk Kociusco, Newcastle * ..... Due
o. & o. S. S. Gaelic, San Fran. July 9
Bktne Amelia, Eureka ... July 10
G. A. S. S. Miowera, Vancouver. July 16
o. S. S. Australia, San Fran. July II
o. & o. S. S. City of Picking, S. Fully Is
o. S. S. Mariposa, San Fran. July 80