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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-07-11

What is the distance from Hawaii to
Japan"
Near 1000 miles. l look only at the
question Of position. 1t outweighs that
Of territory The Hawaiian Islands are
the outpost Of the United States, and for
fifty years we gave notice that nobody
else should have them. Our delay in
vited intrusion. Japan was about TO take
precedence when we revived this treaty"
1T was said that Secretary Sherman
opposed this treaty while signing it?"
81 do not believe it. Mr.. Sherman is
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-07-11

In talking on the Hawaiian question II
was plain that Davis had a conviction
and that Sherman was looking at both
sizes Of the case. AS student of our
history Mr.. Sherman is not nimble: he
recollects names and the exactness of
things with inexqctness. l should say
that he did not know how to handle his
authorities from an original want OF the
method Of books. His certainty Of the
procedure in some foreign complication,
If self-satisfying, raised a doubt Of the
fact in his auditor. AS his late colleague,
Calvin Brice. expressed it: Sherman does
not care about his authorities; he blum
ders and thinks It Of no consequence; if
ne is thousands Of miles and millions Of
dollars out OF the standard he says It IS
not Of the slightest consequence"
Yet Mr.. Davis speaks Of Mr.. Sherman
with the greatest respect
l found Mr. Davis at his residence on
Massachusetts avenue, and asked at once
for some starting point on the Hawaiian
question.
Take the equator for a dividing line"
said Mr.. Davis, and below It are great
numbers Of islands. with harbors. and all
of them are under the eye or pre-empted
by some one Of the great governments.
Japan has lately taken Formosa from
China: nearly on the latitude Of Hawaii
That is also the latitude Of Canton, CAL
cutta and Havana. II is the line which
passes through the Gulf Of Mexico and
the mouths of the Indus and the Gangcs.
1t is, in fact, the tropic Of Cancer that
the Hawaiian islands stand upon. Six
teen hundred miles south Of them Is the
equator North Of the equator are only
two groups Of islands with harbors, the
Aleutian Islands, which already belong TO
US and where we have surveyed the fine
harbor Of Kiska Kiska and Hawaii are
about POO miles apart, and each about
that distance from San Francisco, max
ing an equilateral triangle, for Kiska is
about due north of Honolulu. BY possess
sing ourselves Of Hawaii we have the
advantage Of a great ocean else unOccu-
pied. England has spent a great deal Of
money TO make a harbor. port and power
of EsquimauIt, just north Of the United
States"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-07-11
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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-10-02
The EVAPORATION Fad.

The determination to know the I'M
travelled portions that remain of the
cnrths surface was never so strong as
at the present moment. Nansen's bril-
liant arctic exploits have only stimu-
lated others to follow his example. Herr
Andrec has set forth from q point far
north OH the Scandinavian coast to try
a balloon expedition into the gradually
narrowing region that lies unexplorcd
about the north pole. The thousands
of restless Adventures who are setting
their faces toward the KlOndike gold
fields scarcely realize perhaps that they,
too. are heading for arctic regions. and
that Fort Yukon In Alaska Is on the arc.
tic circle, In the same latitude as Ice.
land. Perfected airship navigation
would he great convenience just now
for communication with the Klondike.
Australian zeal for exploration Is turn.
ed toward the great interior of the Aus.
trallan continent and the fascinat ting
possibilities Of unknown Antarctic.
Lieut.. Peary, with large party Of
American scientists, has gone for n
summer trip to northern Greenland.
He will plant a station to serve as a
starting point for his intended dash to.
ward the north pole next year.-Review
Of Reviews.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-10-02
Drunken Bees.

r. l.. williams, in note in the Jour.
nal Of Botany, points out certain facts
about bumblebees which will be Of
interest to some humans. lie says that
these insects often get drunk. Their
intoxicating tIpple Is the honey pro.
duced by the crowded flowers Of the
capitu!ate heads Of certain compositae
and dipsnsaetae. When the stage of In.
toxicatiOn Is reached 1t Is indicated -
rolling on the back. striking the legs
wildly In the air and general helpless.
ness.
The bees rapidly recovered from the
effects. a.d In most eases were eager
to repeat the debaucll: but one indiyid.
ual which mad been shut up In a YES
culum wit. coplOus supplies Of centau.
req scabiosa manifested the next morn.
ing n praiseworthy remorsc and dis.
gust. raising its head aud forelcgs as
high rs 1t could above the plants. then
hurrying away as soon as released.
The most dissolutc species Is the neutcr
Of bOmbus lapiderlus. The remorsc
probably indicates the presence of the
headache. which In the highest amin |
of all Is so provocative Of good rcsoiu.
tons.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-10-02

The main advantage In the rainy.dny
costume Is that you can always tell
when q girl Is bowlegged.
The times., 1897-10-31
(OuCheS

Regular Sale
Oriental Couch, linen
velour ...-......, SOS go S44 90
Mahogany finish
Couch, Ieather. o. 90 1000
Figured Blue Denim
Couch .... II 90 I6 80
French Couch. mus
I'm ..-..-...-...-.. 40 no DU
French Reading
Couch, muslin -. 10 90 - 90
The times., 1897-10-31

golfers in the city They were il. Nj
Earle, Dr. W. P Compton, George C
Lafferty, II. n Westeott, James H Hay
den, Robert HG yden. Major F. L. Denny.
Louis Earle 5 F. Redfcrn. l. E. Meliue i,
Or. william GRAY, Col. NJ. NJ Parker,
Andrew Parker, and Morris Hacker.
The highest per centaees scored for
eighteen l,oleS were Dr. Compton, ! .0G.
George {. Lafferty, 81 ana Major Denny
30. Tie next medal competition VIII
be held GA fhe last Saturday ia November.
The times., 1897-10-31
Rnrler nnd Aloore Mntched.

Dick Moore win be Nick Burley's next
competitor. Moore fought a twenty round
bout with Pat Raedy within year, ana
he is in better tnm now than he ever v as
lie is coming to Washington to give the big
Californian u brush, and the chances are
that he viii be accommodated in Nick's
usual style. The match has been ar
ranged fer November Is, at the Spa
a tiletic Clubhouse Burley win go int
training at once.
The times., 1897-10-31
GOLF roURNAMENr OPENS.
skilled Players Contest on the
Links al Chevy Chase.

The first OF the monthly medal comperi
'ions a. gtif took place on the Chevy Chase
links -es' ercay. The weather was bright,
Cool, and bracing, and the coarse in
splendid shape The playing was Of u
good orler, ana showed decided improve
IHent over last yeat.
among the entries FOR The competition
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-30
A Calf With Only Three Legs.

There is a calf in Shickshinny, Pa,
that has just enough legs for a milk.
ing stool, but not enough within one
for calf. This calfs name is Ben.
He is the son of an ordinary COW, but
Ben is no ordinary calf. He runs and
jumps and frisks and butts like any
ordinary calf, using his single fore leg
as a sort of jumping pole, but every
time he makes an ambitious butt at
the children of his owner, S. C. Nc
Daniels, he falls all in a shame-faced
heap.
Ben weighs $50 pounds He is per-
fectly developed in all respects save,
the one. The fore leg he has is on the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-30
But the Young Man Came Not.

But the Young Man Came Not
through an uninhabited district and
made her solitary progress all the more
lonely. Nervous and tired she was
tortured by extreme thirst, when, lo,
behold, a we'll was found by the road
side. Looking down into it she saw
the refreshing water so cool and dark.
but there was no bucket or cup at
hand. On closer inspection she found
the steps cut in the side of the well
by those who had digged it, and al
most desperate by this time, she hast
ened to lower herself step by step
until at last she could drink her fill.
Now that her thirst was quenched
she lost the energy with which her
extreme need had neryed hand and
foot and dared not attempt to- climb
out again. All that she could do was
to cling frantically to jutting rock
and shrek for help. Then between
weeping and wailing, as she glanced
upward she saw the face of hand
some young man who regarded her with
q look 'twixt admiration and fear. He
had been passing by and, hearing the
sound Of her lamentations, had sought
the cause, but now he feared that this
was but the device Of some demon, for
the well was very deep and the maiden
extremely beautiful. Finally he made
her swear that she w:s indeed human
being, and when she had related the
cause of her dilemma, the young man
said that he would help her out on
condition that she marry him. Forced
to consent, and not altogether unwil-
lingly, the maid was soon rescued from
her perilous situation and stood by the
side Of her rescuer. The youth was
SO deeply moved by her comeliness
as revealed in the full glare Of the
sun-that he insisted that she should
go with him to be married at once.
The maiden replied to his entreaties
Oy asking: 'To what nation do ycu
belongT'
He rejoined: II am an Israelite, of
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-30
A Balloon Duel,

During the investment of Paris by
the German forces in 1870, frequent
attempts were made by plucly French.
men to communicate with those inside
the beleaguered city by means of bal
Icons. None Of these voyages, howev.
er, could compare for exciting and per
ilous incidents with the one which was
performed by the we'll known aero
naut. NJ. Nadar. That gentleman left
Tours fcc Paris with important govern
ment dispa atches at o'clock one morn.
ing. At II he was within view of the
capital, and while floating some 1900
feet above Fort Charenton, a second
balloon was observed on the horizon.
NJ. Nadar at once displayed the French
flag, and the other balloon responded
by exhibiting the same colors. Gradu.
ally the two balloons approached one
another, being drawn in the same di
rection by the current of air. When
they were separated only by a short
distance several explosions were heard.
The stranger had commenced to fire
shots at NJ. Nadar's balloon, the In
tieplue, WHICH DeSan TO descend rap
idly. The French flag had by this
time been taken from the other bal.
loon, and the Prussian colors were ex-.
hibited insted. Those who were watch
ing the affair from the French fort be-
low. and who now saw the character
and object of the pursuer, cried out
that Nadar was lost. But they We're
mistaken. He had scrambled from the
car up the network of the balloon on,
the first shot from the enemy, appar-
emily to stop hole made in the tissue.
and he now descended as the balloon
righted itself, and, on a quantity of
ballast being thrown out, again rose
high in the air. Then, loading a rifle.
with explosive bullets, he fired shots
in rapid succession into the Prussian.
balloon, which suddenly split open and
sank to the earth with headlong rapid,
ity. On reaching the ground a detach.
ment of Uhlans, who had watched the.
combat from the plain, picked up their
own aeronauts, evidently severely in
jured, and rode off to the Prussian
outposts. NJ. Nadar then descended in
safety at Charenton, meeting with an
enthusiastic. ovation for his victory.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-30
THE. WEASEL. AND
Il
THE WELL,

The tales found in Rabbinica1 itera-
ture are all illustrative Of some re-
ligious idea, and are prefaced by some
general proposition expressive of this
principle. What follows is typical:
1.-THE high esteem in which the faith
full are held by God may be learned
from an adventure with weasel at
a WELL" Then we find the story. A
beautiful maiden of noble birth was
sent to distant town to perform a
mission for her father The road led
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-30
Met Two Valuable Friends.

Not long ago two Englishmen tray
cling in Sweden lost their luggage,
and, not speaking the language, were
at their wits end to explain matters.
Two young men finally came to the
rescue, politely asking in English if
they could be of any assistance, and
promised to undertake the recovery OF
the lost goods. Next day the missing.
luggage came to hand, and the English.
men met at the railway station. their:
friends OF, the day before. The Eng
lishmen, naturally, were profuse in,
their thanks, and asked the pleasure,
Of an acquaintance. Certainly, an
.sWared one OF the young men. Il am
Prince Oscar of Sweden, and this is
my brother Eugene
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-30
Streaky Butter.

Streaky butter is a great annoyance
to all buttermakers and the cause of
it is not always clear. Many claim that
it comes from an unequal working in
Of the salt, others that it is from churn-
experience both of these have some
thing to do with it, but by far the
most common cause is churning at too
high a temperature and then over
working in order to get out the butter
milk. If the cream is churned at as
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-30
The priest1y family born in the town Q.

Il, too, am Of that family said she,
"and it would certainly be unbecoming
in us to do ought contrary to the Gus
toms of our faith. Visit me at my
own home and nothing shall prevent
our marriage
+ a weasel passed by at the moment
of their troth plight, and the weasel
and the We'll we're agreed upon rs wit
nesses OF their mutual obligations
Some months passed, but the young
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-30
A Monkey With an Idea.

Back in the corner of the hayloft we
keep our little John. Before your in
dignation is aroused I will explain he
is small brown monkey, with a long
tail and an Irish expression. He came
originally from South America. The
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-30
Little :IoIsn

furniture in Johns abode is somewhat
limited. and the bric-a-brac consists
:hiehy OF old harness, horseshoes and
W:ai. cracks. Through the latter the
WING oi late has been blowing rather
frnn!,.
tlstF.l:l@ ,>aat during the last cold
spell that our treasure mlgit be carried
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-30
Claimed to Be an Execution

"Tho poor,' said the orator, "are get
ting poorer every day.
I wish that fellow would go around
and have a talk with my manager" ;"
said the living skeleton, thoughtfully.
He pulled the scales on me last week
and wanted to cut down my salary
cause | had gained seven ounces. -
Journal.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-30

Like a Thin-Legged Stool
left side, but where the right leg g
should be Joined on there is no trace
of a shoulder blade. He is worth more
to his owner than if he were plain,
ordinary veal calf, for Mr.. McDaniels
has made a pretty sum exhibiting him
to the wonder-loying residents of the
surrounding towns
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-30

/ low a temperature as possible, the
butternilk washed out, not worked out,
and the salt worked in just enough
to incorporate it with the butter the
chances of having st.eaky butter are
greatly lessened.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-30
The Cay Dnatnr

Who is that gentleman over there p
DR.. Graves, a charming fellow. He
takes life easy
The life of others?"- IL Illusre de
Poche.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-30

off victim of tuberculosis, we de.
signed and finally induced him to wear
a sweater. But John, was troubled
with that itchy feeling to which his
kind seems to be subject, and one by
one shed the buttons that had orna-
'mented the back of the garment, and.
proceeded to scratch himself till the
hair flew. We, however, were deter.
mined that he should be kept warm,
and pinned the sweater firmly on him.
Johns bump Of investigation is quite
largely developed, and when next we
saw him he was apparently endeayor-
ing to use one of the pins as a tooth
pick. Poor Johnnie! He was glad to.
eat soft bread for the next few days,
for his gums were very sore.
1t occurred to us at this time to try
him with a hard piece Of bread, which
it would hurt him to bite. When /
gave him the crust he put it down and
deliberately sat upon it. I concluded
he was not hungry, and gave him his
customary allowance of milk and then.
he did an astonishing thing.
He produced the crust and dipped it
in the milk. Then he bit at it, but it
was still hard. He looked about him
thoughtfully for a few moments-I
know if he could speak it would be
with a rich brogue-and then put the
crust into the cup. And as it would
not of itself remain under the surface
he held the bread in the milk until it
became quite soft-Martha Ruth Rog-
ers in Chicago Record.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-24
A SOLUTION
The Problem of How To Clean The
San Antonio River.

The Problem Of How To clean The
San Antonio River.
To The Light:
1t is an acknowledged fact that the
way to get rid of an accumulation of
filth Is to remove same; consequently,
why not use the natural common car
rier in our city to remove it from the
bed of our once limpid stream.
Your observer has noticed during his
protracted stay in this city. that the
San Antonio river has continually flow
ed, and though it's volume has ma
terially decreased yet it still can be us
ed as an auxiliary to protect the pub
lie health. l would suggest that the
| first step taken would be to throw a
dam across the river at some conven-
lent point in order to back the water
during dry season, and then at regu-
lar intervals open the sluices so that
the impetus of the accumulated water
may remove all before it. s.
The location of your imaginary dam
in your scrfbe's mind should be at the
point where it would do the most
good, and according to his humble OPP
inion ought not to be above Grand
avenue, as the river from there to its
source is virtually unpolluted; Of
course some of the people that have
water rights may object to this ar
rangement, but the welfare of the
masses should be the first considera-
ton.
| The dam for such service can be
erected at very small cost, and If per
chance We should ever get a rise in
this river sufficiently high to carry it
off it would certainly prove that San
Antonio attends to her sanitation ir-
regardless Of a little expenditure.
The same project can be applied to
our minor creeks and the amount ex-
pended upon them would save about
one hundred per cent in doctor bills
| and add considerably to our winter
| tourist trade. GEO. MORGAN.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-24
Personal Mention.

A. C. Jones. of Beeville, is at the
Mahncke. ....... ....... ....
Mrs. ]. F. Dickey, of c. p. Dlaz, Mex,
Mex, is in the city. .' "..,
Mrs. Temple d. Smith, of Fredericks-
burg, is at the Mahncke.
Joe Neumayer and wife, of York
town, are at the Mahncke.
Ed. Rosengruen, a prominent under
taker of Austin lis in the city.
Miss Emily Rechentein has left for
weeks visit to Medina county.
G.. l.. Martin, a leading lawyer Of
Uvalde. is stopping at the Southern.
w. E. Fitch, and w. F. Walton, of
c. P. Diaz, Mex, are at the Mahncke.
Rev. Father Munoz, of San Fernando
cathedral, is i'll with the dengue
fever.
Mr.. Gus Windus, of Bracket, arriv-
ed in the city yesterday on a business
errand
Col w. G. Coffey is congratulating
himself upon his recovery from re-
lapse of the dengue.
Captain ]. H. Shelley, returned last
night from Cotulla, where he embalm-
ed the body of the late Mrs. Moore
house for shipment to Canada.
J. l.. Weed, agent for AL. G. Fields
minstrels, arrived in the city yesterday
to make final arrangements for that
attraction at the Grand Opera house.
c. H. Tyler Townsend, the Washing
ton entomologist has returned from
viewing the cotton fields around Vic
toria and is stopping at the Southern.
]. H. Gage, of Hico, Texas, H. D. Nc
Gehee, of San Marcos, ]. L. Lackey, of
Rocksprings, are among the well
known stockmen registered at the
Southern.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-24
FIELDS NTNsTREIJs

When every other theatrical mana
ger is keeping out of Texas on account
OF fear of quarantine AL. G. Field is
swinging through the state crowding
house after house and giving huge sat
isfaction all along the line.N He
comes to San Antonio on Sunday next,
matinee and night, and that two
crowded houses will greet him. is as
sured.
The browning feature of the min
strels this year is the Cornalla family
of lady and gentlemen acrobats, seven
in number and secured by Mr.. Field
from the Barnum & Bailey circus at
the opening of his present season.
The sensation they have created in
city after city fully confirms Mr..
Fields keen judgment is securing such
a feature. Billy Van, Tommy Dom
nelly, Doc Quigley, Dan Quinlan and
other old time favOrites are also with
the company.