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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-08-13
KING GEORGE THREATENS.

He Proposes to Control Greek Finan-
ces Himself.
ATHENS, August 2.-In the course
of an interview today M. Skouloudis,
the Minister of Foreign Affairs, de-
clared that King George had not con-
cealed from Europe his intention to
abdicate if system of European con-
troll of Greek finances were established.
He said he believed the fact had al
ready modified the attitude of the pow
ers toward the German proposal and
that some modified scheme would be
arranged.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-08-13

1 get tired of denying these absurd ru-
mors that arise from time to time"
Sherman declared his friendship for
Reid in vigorous terms. Sherman will
leave Amangansett for Washington on
Friday next.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-08-13
sHFRMAN KEEPs SILENT.
VIII Say Nothing Concerning Bu
NOR From Honolulu.

NOR From Honolulu.
AMAGANSETT, L. L, August a.
Secretary of State Sherman was inter
viewed at his cottage here today. He
would not discuss the report from Ha-
waii that United States Minister Sew
all had been instructed to declare a pro-
tectorate over the Islands.
Referring to Whitelaw Reid's visit
last night, Mr. Sherman stated that il
was only in regard to the submitting OF
Mr.. Reid's report as special Embassa-
dor to England.
THE question of my resignation, u
said Mr.. Sherman, "was not mentioned
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-08-13
RHODES PAYS FOR HIS FUN.

Big Indemnity for the Jameson
Paid.
LONDON, August 4.-The Morning
Post understands that Cecil Rhodes
and Alfred Belt, a former member of
the board of directors of the British
South Africa Chartered Company, have
paid the Transvaal Government quar-
ter of million pounds sterling as in
demnity for the Jameson raid.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-24
For the CHoIars.

Hope MacNiven is. a candidate for
the position of track superintendent at
Garfield park. The matter will be de-
cided within day or SO by the park
commissioners The duties of the SUI
perintendent viii be to devote his sole
attention to the track affairs, arrange
permits, see that, the racing men are
not interfered with and make himself
generally accommodating to wheelmen.
Many local cyclists will be called up
on to give testimony in the suit of the
Chicago Baseball club against the city
for damage said to have been done the
Athletic park grounds at Thirty-fifth
street and wentworth avenue during
the great railroad strike of "a. Among
other claims, the ball men want quite
sum for the track, which they think
was ruined by the soldiers, and for
a bicycle meet which was called off on
account Of the presence of the regulars
on the grounds.
"To stand on Michigan avenue and
watch the crowd of wheelmen that go
by one would think that big majority
OF cyclists lived in that direction" said
a West Side cyclist yesterday. ION the
West Side we have a pretty good
string, but they divide and part go out
Jackson and part out Washington boul-
evard, and we don't show up so strong.
What a union run it would make If
every rider in the city lined up for a
spin down one street."
A LEGAL wheelman who has Travelled
extensively in this country and in Eu-
rope rested by the curb on Washington
street about II O'Clock last evening and
allowed his eye to run up and down
the street. Chicago has two of the
most brilliantly lighted streets in the
world. This and Jackson boulevard are
almost perfect for night riding. The
light is soft and throws no dark shad-
ows to bother the cyclist. When all
the new tracks are built, the lake front
park is finished and the boulevards are
extended Chicago will be the greatest
cycling center in the world by long
Odds"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-24
Oetave Feulllet,s .Earlr nars.

Madame Octave Feuillet tells, a pref
ty story of her famous husbands youth
in Some Years of My Life" During
the first few years of his literary la
bors, the author of the Romance of a
Poor Young Man" was himself moor
and struggling. His father, who had
desired for him a diplomatic career
was bitterly opposed to Octave's
adoption of literature as a profession
He even went so far as to refuse to
receive his son. and to withdraw
from him his modest allowance:
but the young mans aspirations re-
NAMED unchanged. He set himself dill
igently to work at the labor of his
choice, full Of confidence in the future.
During this saddened and restricted ne
riod of his life, the only recreation he
allowed himself, strange as 1t may seem,
was dancing. Passionately fond of this
amusement, he devoted all of his leisure
evenings to it, regularly attending the
students balls, where he would dance
until he was redy to drop from ex-
haustion. The masked balls of the on-
era had for the hard working young
writer an especial fascination. One ey-
ening he so ardently desired to attend
one of these balls that he pawned his
watch to obtain money enough to hire
a costume for the occasion. Now this
watch had been his mothers. and no
sooner had he entered his attic room
than he began to reflect upon what he
had done. Remorse followed exhilar-
alton. He resolved to return the next
morning to the pawnshop, give back
the money and reclaim his watch. "T
passed the night" he said afterwards
gazing upon the ten francs / had re-
ceived, my heart beating painfully. nv
eyes filled with tears, and asking nv
self if / would be strong enough tn
absent myself from the ball" The fol-
lowing day he proved the strength of
his resolution by returning to the
pawnshop and redeeming his watch
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-24
DANIEL BOONE.
A Spanish subject--CowinG Young
Desperate.

A Spanish subject-CowinE a Young
Desperate.
About the year 1897 the old pioneer
Daniel Boone went over into Missouri
and settled in what was known as the
Femme Usage Dosage Woman) settle
ment, says the st. Louis Republic. This
was on the Missouri river, in the dis
trict of st. Charles, about forty-five
miles west of st. Louis and about TWEEN
ty-five miles above the town of st.
Charles. This portion of Missouri was
then wild and picturesque just such a
country as he loved
Soon after his arrival in Missouri
Daniel Boone Ienouneed his allegiance
to the government of the United States
and became Spanish subject On
June IL, 1900, Delassus appointed him
eommandant, or syndic, OF the Femme
Usage district a position which he ac-
cepted. The Office was both civil and
military. In time of peace he acted as
an adjudicator or judge over the peo-
pie in his district and in time of war
he was their commander.
The matters on which he had to pass
Judgment were such as required hon
esty and practical common sense rath-
er than a knowledge of law. He was
fearless and upright in his decisions.
On one occasion a desperate who had
been terrorizing the people of the
Femme Usage district was publicly rep
rimanded by Boone. The man, who
prided himself on his power to over
awe the people, cried out:
IF you were not an old man should
not take that from you''
You are great coward responded
Boone, shaking his clinched fist close
to the mans face; IF you want to get
revenge on me for what 1 have said
don't let my gray hairs stand in the
way. Old as am, am young enough
to whip you" Quite crestfallen, the
fellow skunk away and was never again
heard to say anything against the old
pioneer. a
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-24
Queer Ways of Growing Manly.

80 VI NEO"lHk N2hnlys
IN Guiana, if a child is slow in its
movements, the parents apply an ant
to the child instead of a whip to make
1t move faster. This little ant bites
more cruelty than a mosquito, and it's
bite is apt to be very troublesome aft
erWards. AS you can imagine, this
treatment does not make the child very
KIND to others, and the children of
Guiana are said to be particularly cruel
to animals. The little boys of Guiana
do not reckon their age by years, but
by their ability to endure pain. I'm
til he gets to the point where he can
let the Hucu ant bite him without vino
ing, he is considered merely a baby.
Like boys all over the world, the lit
tie Guiana boy wants to be a man, as
he understands it. So he cuts gashes
IN his arms and breast and rubs into
the wounds the juice of a plant which
stings and bites, but this Juice is said
to be also an antidote of snake poison.
Some little boys grow up with very
queer ideas of what it means to he a
man. l remember passing a group of
little boys, little bits of boys, in ten
ement house street once. Before
got to them l saw that they were
greatly excited. that they were all
talking at once and talking very loud
ly. / walked slowly to try to find
out what was the cause of the excite
ment, and I found that the boys were
telling each other what they meant to
be when they were men. One little
fat, chubby boy put his hands in his
knickerbocker pockets, swelled out his
chest, and said, with an air OF pride
and decision, 81 am going to Diet Junk
(drunk) when Diet to be a man like
my papa. You see, he did not have
very clear ideas as to what it meant
to be man; but he showed one thing
that he loved his father and that his
father was to him the best kind of a
man. E ..-- rs..
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-24
a PrImitIve south 49, -.

A Primitive South African pea.,
If we could find people who livo
communities in condition thar Il,
nothing to our boosted Civilization
need not confne our search to tbs g
terror Of Africa nor to the vet nm Il
plored regions Of Central Austrs,sA
The continent of South America M
ports nations that are still, at the
of the nineteenth century. undeniabls
primitive in their manners and arss
The tribe Of the Jivaros is a large On
and one of the most distinguished rs
dependent and warlike in South Amor.
lea. They speak a language OF theI,
own, jfvaFo, and occupy the countFv
generally from the upper Pestessa Il
the Santiago River, down to the Pom.
code Manseriche, on the Marapon
They are hospitable and their housss
are large and built of palms. Thew
have most perfect method 4,
scalping, by which the victims head
is reduced 20 the size of moderator
large orange, maintaining tolerablv
MEl1 I'LL liAC lGpbuiCS- - ne SKIN Is mn
round the base of the neck, and the en-
tire covering of the skull removed IN
one piece. This is then dried gradaal-
ly by means of hot stones put inside
it, until the homeless head shrinks to
the required size. They also wear the
hair Of their slain enemies in long
plaits around their waist. Great fes-
tivities take place when a child. At
three or four years of age, is initiated
into the art and mysteries OF smok-
ing. The Jivaros of the PIntue have
the art of producing emesls nearly
every morning, with the lid Of
feather because they hold that all food
remaining in the stomach overnight is
unwholesome and undigested, and
should, therefore, be got rid off by any
means. They are satisfied the means
they have practiced through many
generations is the readiest available
and the most effective
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-24
TELLING THEIR EXPERIENCES.

AGAAL4ANG 4A4EA1s A1<AI GIbAEINCIk9s
how they could sleep amid such 3
racket
Slowly the hours, which seemed In
terminable to Van, passed. At the
third stop the door was suddenly
jerked open, lantern flashed, and a
brakeman jumped in. Holding the
lantern aloft he looked down, count
ing:
zone, two, three. Say. where are you
fellows going?"
Wilkins was now awake, but Meth
er he nor Van responded.
"a car of mutes, guess" muttered
the brakeman, as he proceeded to kick
Original Jim into wakefulness. 'Here.
you fellow. get up out of this! Where
in thunder did you get in? The CON
just came over the train and heard you
snoring. This train is moYing again.
Get hustle on you, for the con told
me to see that you got of" he added.
as mounting the ladder and swinging
his lantern. he started on a run toward
the engine
Jim caught up a plank, and hurried
~ calling to his comrades to follow,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-24
Accompanies cats.

In the treasury department at WASH
ington there is one very wonderful cat.
According to Our Animal Friends, his
name is Tom, and when addressed he
will quickly respond, even waking out
of sound sleep to go toward the
speaker Sometimes, to confuse him,
the clerks will sing out some word or
words to which the syllable tom" is
emphasized, and to that he pays no at
tention. But let one call, TON, it's
dinner time!" and forthwith he walks
across the room, reaches up with his
paws to tin pail, claws it down, and
comes bringing it in his mouth. Tom
is passionately fond of music. At the
cry of ''hand organ he climbs to q
high window seat, but at the, words,
Here's a dog" he sinks under desk.
One of the most accomplished cats in
England belongs to Lady Randolph
Churchill. 1t is a Maltese Angora,
without spot, and with particularly
cunning face. This cat was bought for
the late Lord Randolph Churchill dur
ing that year or two when his strong
mind failed and every effort was made
to amuse him. He was afraid of dogs
taking a sudden terror at the sight
of them, but Miss Angora Just pleased
him. She was sent from India by an
officer in that country who had taken
her parents there years before. Her
mother had been watcheat, able to
keep guard over tent, meowing II
a strange step came, and of course her
children were very bright. When this
Churchill cat was told to Ego play the
piano." she would Immediately walk
back and forth upon the keys of the
baby grand in the boudoir. Nov sit
for your picture" meant to assume
demure position, with her paws in line,
her tail neatly curled around them,and
her head nicely bent to one side, as II
trying to look pleasant"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-24

look Well tfaVellnB Win uuuSS W
would"
"oh. he has some cash and can get
a different outfit. Can't you, Ray
mond?''
Certainly. How do you wish me to
dress?"
oh" interpcsed Jim, elf you have
the stuff, you're welcome. Wen fix
you out in no time. What do you
want?"
"I'll have to leave that to you,
have never been tramp before"
"See here, my Christian friend, for
the good of your health let me tell you
not to say tramp to one of our fra
ternity. A tramp is a man who never
works and who walks from town to
town. We are hoboes. We beat our
way on passengers when we
can, freight when we can't do better.
A hobo works when he can, but when
out OF work uses his wits to get him
elsewhere. See?"
yes. but l never heard the distinc-
ton made before. Are we going to
beat the railroad, and how are we go
ing to do it?"
you are greeni There's a hundred
schemes for working them. If every
thing fails steal the ride"
Van went to the place of appoint
ment, where he found his two strange
companions waiting for him.
Everything lovely" was Jim's
greeting. "A train leaves about an
hour after dark. Say, let's eat. I'll hit
the cottage, You Idiots can buy sup
pers, but I'll save my cash"
Five minutes later he returned with
a TRADE of abuse against inhospitablo
people and frequent illusions to the
tomahawk.
Van at last said:
What do you mean? Did the wom-
an hit you with hatchet?"
mo, you gump! That's short for
stating that her royal highness desired
the extreme pleasure of my society at
the woodpile while / got up an appe-
tite for my supper"
Soon freight train slowly passed
Here's an emptyw shouted origi-
AAsEA "AAAAs eA9 nc ntttI lbu O4 Tue IVut luG
Others closely following.
Van was so excited that he could
not vault in after the others, but they
dragged him in and closed the door
Now you boys be quiet until she
gets under headway," Jim ordered, as
he lighted a match and proceeded to
sweep the floor with bunch of weeds
be had previously gathered.
Never travel without matches, Ray
mond, and never forget to gather
Groom, so you can brush up a place to
Sleep" quietly remarked wilkins,
whom Jim dubbed 1.-THE Silent"
Soon Wilkins and Jim were sound
asleep, while Van sat, Indian fashion.
against the car, wondering whether it
was not about to jolt off the track, and
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-24

Missouri Kid drew him back az wilkins
continued:
''It was nearly ten o'clock when
reached home. What a sound Of
drunken reveiry met my earsi Could
it BIS there was no mistake? Was that
house mine?
81 asked q passer-by who lived
there.
".The blindest fool In the world. ;
was his reply. He runs an engine on
the New York Central, and his wife
raises the roof when he is away
"one minute later l entered. The
crowd. composed of my wife's brothers.
sisters and cousins, quickly dispersed.
was too much hurt to demonstrate
with her; but she, being guilty, could
Tot keep saiet.
"'You ha3 no business marrying me
when you sesald not support me the
way l want to nve,' she began. 4 have
mortgaged the house and the furniture,
and I've not paid 2 bill in two months.
You may as well know it all now, and
not have to find IL out later. I've
spent the money for suppers and good
times. I'm tired of this life! I'm go
ing on the STAGE
THAT is why I'm hoho."
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-24
Good for EVIL

An organ grinder stopped to play in
front of tenement house. A number
of children gathered to hear him. A
large rude boy made a SNOWFALL and
threw it, knocking off the organ grind
er's hat and it rolled into the gutter.
The man picked up his hat, brushed 1t
and put it on, Then he said to the big
boys, Nov, will play you a merry
tune" and he bowed and began to play
lively air. The little children
danced, but the large boys were
ashamed, and walked away. The or
gan grinder had taught them lesson.
He had returned good for evil.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-24

AS in this instance he was. throursoas
his whole life, actuated by a senss y
duty aSd constrained By the moss y. ss
icate sentiments. -
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-24

Mr.. John Hess, of Brooklyn, N. ",
has a chick recently Matched that has
four legs and four wings When a.
came from the egg it walked and
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-24

It is mistaken idea that loud talk
gives tone to society.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-24

Solemn and tender as love anu ueaVI'
Where the ribbed sands draw their line
of white
Along yon grass in the cold, dark night,
There are two low graves where the
lovers sleep
Who were hurled to our arms by the
murderous Deep;
Oh, minstrel! give your melodies breath
Solemn and tender as love and death.
Inc bride was my sister; the bride
groom my friend
LOW with the wind let your melody
blenD
In the joy of young love, and alone all
to be
An hour on the waves-thou murderous
Seal
0h, minstrel! give your melodies breath
solemn and tender as love and death.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-24
A HOBO REUNION.

IN, this Is Van
Raymond. He's
been playing in
high luck, but he's
struck a snag, and
I've asked him to
go with us"
"Well, you need
MT; we don't want
any greenhorns
along. You are
had enough. We'd
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-24
FOB BOYS AND GIRLS.
SOME GOOD STORIES FOR OUR
JUNIOR READERS.
queer ways of Growing Manly-Why
the Chndren of Guiana Grow Up to
BE Cruel Men and women-The Youth
full Days of octave Feulllet.
Dlrge at the Sea.

HE moon goes down
and the sbad-
ows creep
Like dark, lost souls
DER the starless
deep;
The dull wave
breaks with a
sUiien shock
Where the sea-bird
means on the
lonely rock,
Oh, minstrel! give
your melodies
breath
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-24

look well travelling with dude, we
would"
"Oh he has some cash and can get
a different outfit. Can't you, Ray
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-08-06
Story of Free Soil Days In Kansas.

Those were thrilling deeds, daring adj
venturcs. splendid heroism and brutal
treachery. Once the free-soilers were
beleaguered at Lawrence by an over
whelming force of marauders from across
the river, with battle, murder and sudden
death in their eyes. A few miles away
a force of United States troops lay en-
camped, but the Missourians had drawn
their lines so tightly that it was as
much as free-soiler's life was worth
to try to reach them. Was there man
in Lawrence brave enough to take the
risk? The besiegers rarely threw away
a cartridge; their aim was sure, their
fingers quick on the trigger. Yet, as
night fell and people thought of what
the morning might bring, Vermont boy
said he would take his chances. The
swiftest and strongest horse in the place
was saddled; the boy gripped him with
his knees, swung his cuerth in his hand,
and commencing his old father to his
friends if he fell, dashed out into the
dark. Lawrence listened to the clatter
of his horses hoofs, to the steady gallop
into which the animals pace settled
down, to the crack of an outpost rifle,
followed by a voley aimed not at the
rider, for they could not see him, but at
the sound of the furious rush; and then
the firing died out and Lawrence knew
from the faint reverberation of the dis
tant hcof.beats that the daring rider had
got through the lines, and the city was
saved.
The young mans name was H. A. W..
Tabor, and he lived to be United States
senator from Colorado for brief term.
Many years ago he told me the story in
confidence. l think I am justified in
breaking faith, now that the old man is
broken houseless bankrupt, who, at
this time, sorely needs FRIEND.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-08-06
Equal to the Emergency.

Peddler. Excuse me, sir. but l am
introducing a new kind OF hair-brush."
Perkins. Much obliged to you, but
don't care to be introduced to a new
kind of hair-brush. have all can do
getting along with old kinds of hair
brushes, and really haven't the time to
meet new kinds"
Peddler. "But this brush will restore
the hair"
Perkins. Don't doubt it, but don't
want my hair restored. You see, these
are hard times and I'm glad to be saved
the expense of having to get it cut-glad
Pm bald, you know. Truly, l haven't
any use for it."
Peddler. I've only one left"
Perkins. Then, my dear fellow, l
couldn't think of depriving you of it
take it home with you and use it if needs
be. 1t shall never be said that deprived
poor wandering peddler of the only
hair-brush he had left. Good morning"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-08-06
A Parsons Story.

An itinerant parson tells that way out
"in the backwoods" he came, one day, to
a settlers house, and entered to have a
talk with its inmates. The old woman
OF the house became much interested in
the preachers discourse, and requested
that he conduct family worship. She
also insisted upon hunting up her family
Bible, to be used upon the occasion.
She left the room to look up the Bible,
but seemed to have hard work finding it.
The minutes passed, and she came not.
The preacher had time to grow i'm.
patient before the old woman re-
appeared, with few tattered leaves in
her hand.
She handed them over, with an apollo.
getic air. I'm awful sorry, parson,'
she explained, but the fact is, l didn't
know l was so near out of Bibles '-
From the EDITORS Drawer" in Har'
per's Magazine for Angus.