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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-16

The House on the 18th passed the Senate
bills to amend the act to authorize the con-
struction of steel bridge across the st.
Louis river and to authorize the construc-
ton of bridge across Pearl river, Miss
BY a vote of 81 to 70 it then adjourned until
Thursday, the Democrats opposing ad-
journment in the interest of the Cuban and
Bankruptcy questions.
The House on the 10th passed two COM
paratively unimportant resolutions and tfen
adjourned until the 14t
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-09
UP TO DATE COURT.

The Supreme Court of Michigan is
acquiring Il reputation for undoing
knotty problems of law. Recently it
decided that proof reader was not Il
laborer, although he runs against
some pretty hard work. Later it
tackled the bicycle question, and in an
exhaustive review of its kinks and its
curves held that it is not vehicle,
subject to toll on toll road. The
court makes the distinction that the
bicycle is not propelled by animals or
mechanical power, but by the rider
himself, the same as baby carriage.
The wheeling multitude regard the
decision as a model for up to date
courts
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-09
HOLSTER DRUG co.
Special Summer
Notes for Our
Out-Of-T
Patrons.
CAMPING ESTIMATES.

1.AMIlNb ES LIMA i I'd.
We shall be pleased to make up esti-
mates for any number of our patrons
who may purpose taking a cottage
by the sea or camping. If you will
state how many in the party and the
number of days or weeks for your
outing, we will quote on anything
from the bath soap to the after dinner
cigar. Wherever you may be rusticat-
ing we can serve you with the same
attention as if you were at home in
the city
COUNTRY ORDERS.
These receive our most careful at
tention at all times, but now the warm
weather is upon us our facilities for
the prompt shipment of fresh grocer
ies-our careful packing-will explain
why we increase year by year this
class OF trade.
LEWIS Sc CO..
EPICUREAN CATERERS.
Tsleph me 24o.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-09
CLAUS SPRECKELs. VIM. G. IRWIN
Claus SpreCkelS & Go
b ANK E RS

HONOLULU H. |.
San Francisco Agents-The Nevada
Bank of San Francisco.
DRAW EXCHANGE ON
SAN FRANCISCC-Ihu Nevada Bank
of San Francisco.
LONDON-The Union Bank of Lon
don, Ltd.
NEW YORK-Amer' can Exchange Ma
tonal Bank.
Observation-Disclosures National Bank.
PARIS-Ccmptoir National d'Escomp-
tie de Paris.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bank.
HOEGKONG AND YOKOHAMA -
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation.
NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA
Banh of New Zealand.
VIC1 ORA AND VANCOUVER-Ban
of British North America.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-09
SURE 10 WIN.

The people recognize and appreciate
real merit. That is why Hoods Sar,
saparilla has the largest sales in the
world. Merit in medicine means the
power to cure. Hoods Sarsaparilla
permanently cures.
1t is the One True Blood Purifier. Its
superior merit is an established fact,
and merit wins.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-09
Braces

The taste is very pleasant
and will not in any way de-
range the stomach.
Everyone is familiar with
the satisfying qualities of coca;
and when combined with cola,
the wonderful nerve and mus
Gle stimulant SO much talked
Of and used Of late, must be-
You'd doubt make a powerful
combination to brace up ones
nerves.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-09

We have never extolled the
virtues and quality Of our soda
as served at our counter, but
simply lay claim t. furnishing
our customers with pure fruit
juice havors, wholesome and
refreshing.
We court comparison.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-09

TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING
AND EXCHANGE BUSINESS.
Deposits Received. Loans Made on
Approved Security. Commercial and
Travellers Credits Issue. Bills of Ex-
change Bought and Sold.
COLLECTIONS PROMPTLY AC-
COUNTED FOR.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-09
Drink
Coca
Cola

The latest and most popular
drink offered at the soda
counters throughout the Unit
ed States today is
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-09
Coca Cola

1t is a powerful brain and
nerve stimulant; makes the
weak strong, and the sick well.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-09

HOODS PILLS are easy to take,
easy to operate. Cure Indigestion,
headache. Hebron Drug Co. whole
sale agents. 1
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-09
You

We have introduced this
popular drink in this country
and shall be pleased to serve
you with a drink free of charge
at our soda counter. Call and
partake Of glass at our ex-
pense and you will 90 away
feeling refreshed and satisfied.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-03-26

China and while we lay there unload
ing. the agents of the vessel accepted
nrofitable charter for Australia. The
gold fields had just been discovered in
that part of the world, and the chance
was not to be missed. I fretted at the
DELAY, but duty was before me, and
that stood first. We set sail for the
Australian coast. Our voyage was
disastrous one. When within two days
sail of our destination, our ship, The
Blue Jacket, was overtaken by violent
storm. which so disabled her that we
had to take to our boats 1t happened
strangely enough that another vessel,
named The Blue Jacket, was caught in
this storm, and went down with all
hands. We were more fortunate. Only
one man was lost-our skipper-so that
the command devolved upon me. We
were picked up and taken into Mel
bourne. and there l reported myself.
NV great anxiety now was to get home
as soon as possible, but temptation
was thrown in my way which l could
not resist. was offered the command
of a vessel belonging to the owners OF
The Blue Jacket. This vessel was to
trade first to China, and there take In
cargo for London. To successfully ac-
complish this to the satisfaction OF my
owners would be as good as the making
of me. No more partings from Mabel,
then, thought I, as I joyfully-though
with a natural rue at the delay-accept-
ed the offer. l wrote home to Mabel the
double good news Of my escape from
shipwrick and my promotion. You will
understand that during all this time l
had no opportunity Of receiving line
from her; such are The exigencies of a
sailors life. l was kept in Melbourne
longer than pleased me, and it was
quite three months before l stepped on
to my ships deck With my clearing pa
pers. The gold fever was raging so
violently in those days, that it was no
easy task to get a crew together for a
humdrum country like Great Britain.
! However. we managed to muster . lot
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-03-26


her majority some three years ago, had
come into about $1,000 a year; added
to this attraction, she was beautifui'
clever and charming. She was bright
high-spirited, and very independent
as suitors soon found to their cost.
You'll be an old maid, 1sbel, re-
monstrated the aunt with whom she
lived. You are nearly "a, my dear.
81 don't care, auntie," laughed the
young lady; IAN old maid is as goou
as anything-a thousand times better
than having husband one doesn't care
for Pm not in love, dear, and SO mean
to keep my freedom"
That was said-and said truly then
some weeks before she came on this
visit to Halcombe Grange and there
met the artist, Eric Errington; but
could she have said the same as truly
now, when the visit was drawing to
close? The lips might, perhaps; the
heart was another matter entirely,
and she knew it. She was no tyro OF
a girl in her teens, but woman VINO
lived in the world and neither could
nor would deceive herself; she knew
that she loved Errington, and he loved
her, despite his proud reticence and
silence. What woman could not read
between the lines? What man could
possibly at all times completely guard
every look and tone and touch when
thrown so constantly each day with
the loved one? He is unconscious how
or when his secret is betrayed to that
one.
But no one save Isbel Brandon her
self suspected Errington's secret. He
neither held aloof nor markedly sought
her. But there were one or two others
among the party who did so, and one
day Maj. Glyn, the host, said half jest
ingly to Eric:
my dear fellow, why don't you try
your chance with the beautiful heiress
and win fortune, and Herewith a
speedy rise to fame?"
Thank you, not l." said the artist,
with a laugh and shrug to cover the
deeper feelings stirred. 81 have no in
tention Of being ticketed fortune hun
ter by the world or the fair lady her
self. Even a poor devil of an artist
may keep his pride and honor unfair
nished."
But, Errington, nonsense!" Glyn
stared. Suppose you really cared for
a girl who happened to be rich?"
so much the worse for me, Glyn."
You really mean that you wouldn't
WOO her or ask her hand?"
Never" said the other.
This had passed on the terrace.
Some one half behind the lace cur
tains of a window above drew back
with quivering lips and heaving breast.
SIS this terrible gold of mine to be
ever, then, hopeless barrier between
two lives?" Isbel muttered, locking her
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-03-26

that you could ever grow to doubt
me?"
you might as we'll ask NO." l re-
piled, "if. think the sun will not rise
tomorrow. No, Mabel, it is impossible
that should ever doubt you; the mere
suggestion would make me unhappy,
did l not know you are all that is good
and pure and constant"
My answer did not appear to satisfy
her.
Suppose" she continued, with
woman's persistence, that circum-
stances should arise in your absence
rene mber the harder task Of faith is
yours"
'Why?' l inquired, interrupting her.
81 should never doubt" she an
swered, with tender smile. KNOW
ing you from the time was a child,
and you being always my best and
dearest friend, my love for you and
faith in you have become part of my
life. So it comes natural to me. When
you first saw me you were man
Yes l said, again interrupting her;
'but a man who had never loved any
woman but my mother. Well, go on"
Suppose, then" she repeated, that
circumstances should arise in your abb
sence that might cause people to speak
of me through no fault Of mine, as they
did of me and that mani knew that
she referred to Mr.. bruce, and that,
holding him in adherence she shrunk
IRON uttering his would sus-
picion of doubt of my love and faith
ever enter your mind? That is what
l want to know"
And when you know it, will you rest
satisfied" l asked, with a light heart
and in light tone, land never think
again of such an impossibility."
Yes, Amos"
"Well, then, l will first show you
that l can be as obstinate as yourself.
Do you know of any such circumstance
likely to arise?"
She paused moment before she re-
piled:
mo; l know of none"
Then take my answer, my dearest.
Nothing could ever shake my faith in
you-nothing could ever weaken my
love for you. If any necessity really
existed that these words should be
spoken, am glad that they are spoken
at Christmas. Henceforth this good
season holds more sacred place in my
heart, because it has brought me the
priceless blessing of your love; be-
cause, also, of the lesson it has taught
me-the lesson of faith, to live forever
undimmed in my soulv
She held me round the neck, and,
kissing me, tearfully, whispered that
she would never, never forget the words
| had spoken.
And so that happy Christmas flew
away all too swiftly, and the day ar
rived when my duties called me away
from my darling's side. will not dwell
upon our parting. The grief suffered
is too deep for words. But hope was
before me-hope that perhaps on my
next voyage should be in position to
claim my wife, and take her with me
in my ship as the captains lady.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-03-26

white hands. HE will never speak,
never breathe word, and I Heav-
en-! what can 1.-The woman-say or do
without shame? And yet-yet-is gold
and a mistaken but noble pride and
sense of honor to keep us apart for
ever? l know he loves me-would tell
me so at once were poor. o, it is
cruel, cruel. Something ought-must
be done; but what?"
There it was; she, the woman, was
so helpless. And shortly after this the
party broke up.
A month later the artist one evening
received letter from Isbel, and, to his
utter surprise and joy, oddly mixed
with pain, she wished him to paint her
portrait. Would he please call on her
at IL the next day?
OF course he would go; but how go
through the ordeal without self-be-
trayal?
Isbel had to strive with herself much
harder for the ordeal she had at length
with an infinite courage resolved to
face. Therefore was it she had named
nm hour free from all visitors, and
when her aunt, Mrs. Brandon, would
still be in her own apartment. One OF
the two, she saw, must cross tho Rubi-
con and burn the boats behind II both
their lives were to be saved from
wreck; and since he would not, well,
she, the heiress, must. whatsoever the
cost.
When she was told he was in the
drawing-room-w almost the actual
moment had arrived-her heart sank,
and at the very door she had to pause
a minute to pull herself together; then
she went in. How the mans dark eyes
lighted up! How unconsciously close
was the clasp of his hand on hers! If
she had had one fleeting doubt of his
love that second must have dispelled It,
what pleasure to see you again,
Miss Brandon!" he said; "and what
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-03-26
CHAPTER vI.-(CoNrrSurp.)

CHAf l Eh ' I.-tSONTiNUhD.J
''But Amos she demonstrated,
what will her mother say?"
81 am going 10 marry Mabel, not
Aer mother. The thought of leaving
Mabel in an uncertain position has dis
turbed me all along. / want to make
her my wife before l go to seal want
to make sure of you, my darling!-and
as we are the principal parties in the
matter we've settled it between our
selves. So. my dear old mother, give
us both a kiss. and welcome my wire,
whose heart is better than all the gold
the earth contains
Needless to say that the old woman
was won over. and promised TO keep
our secret. No one was to know any
thing of it but ourselves. and it was
left to me TO make all the arrange
ments. Perhaps it is as well Tor me
to mention that | had risen to the po-
sition of frst-mate, and that l had
been promised a command at no dis
tant date; therefore my getting mar
ried was not very unwise or unreal
sonable proceeding.
1t was not till late thai parted from
Mabel, and | went straight to her
house with the key which she had CIV
EN- me- The night was dark, and as
put the key into the door l heard
soft step behind me. l turned my
head, and, dark as it was, recognized
Mr.. bruce. He stopped within step
Y0r two of me, and thep approached
close to my side.
What are you doing there?" he
asked.
He had evidently not recognized me.
What are you doing?" l retorted,
"prowling about this house at this time
OF night? Remember the lesson l gave
you this morning, and don't provoke
me to give you another"
ooh, it's you, Amos Beecroft! he
cried, and was proceeding with his talk
when l shut the door in his face. l
was in no mood to parley with him,
and for Mabel's sake deemed it best to
avoid violence.
/ lighted the candle, and sat down
anu SHioheu lily pipe, tHihhihS VI wa
bel and the future. Fully an hour
passed in this way. Before l went to
bed, threw open the window of the
bedroom, and stood with the light Of
the candle shining upon me. 1t was
back room, and looked out, as our own
cottage did, on little bit of garden.
] saw the shadow of man lingering
about, and with wrathful thoughts of
Mr.. bruce I ran out of the house with
the intention OF thrashing him if my
surmise was CORSET. But when | was
In the open air, saw neither man nor
shadow of man, and l returned to the
house, and slept. No suspicion of the
probable consequences OF this incident
entered my mind. If 1t had But
how can /, of all men in the world,
speculate upon consequences, whose
destiny seems to have been fixed and
determined by fate?
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-03-26
EMPTY PARIS HOTELS.
Experiencing Hard Times Because the
South Bound Travellers Now Go
Through without Stopping.


South Bound Travellers Now Go
Through without Stopping.
The great hotels of Paris, especially
those that receive the bulk of their
trade from foreigners, are emptier just
now than at any time since the war
The modern express trains to the south
of Italy, Monaco and the Riviera, car
rying through sleeping cars, have for
years made the journey so pleasantly
and so quickly that few travellers from
England have found it necessary to
stop over at the French capital. But
since Berlin and Vienna entered into
direct express communications with
these parts, booking travellers from St
Petersburg and Warsaw as well, the
French capital gets beautifully left all
around. Scandinavian, Russian, Aus
TRAN and German sojourners are to-
day as rare in Paris as Englishmen.
Only Belgians and the Dutch remain
true to their old love, but these good
people cannot fill the big caravansar-
les in the Champs Elysee and neigh
borhood. Not hotel keepers only, but
all the great cafes and restaurants, the
modistes, art dealers and store keepers
generally suffer in consequence OF this
absence of visitors. 1t has been figured
out that at least twenty-five great res
taurants have closed their doors s!pce
1874.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-03-26
TRAINED CHAMELEONS.
What q Little Girl Accomplished with
Two Of These Reptiles.

What a Little Girl Accomplished with
Two Of These Reptiles.
Much has been written about the
beauty, the stupidity, and the vicious
ness of the lizard tribe, and want to
say a word about the intelligence of
the chameleon, a little reptile belong
ing to the great lizard family, and in
size the antipode of the alligator, it's
big brother, says correspondent of
the Washington Star. The incident l
now relate came under my personal OBJ
servation, and demonstrates that the
chameleon is susceptible of education
and can be ranked with animals classed
much higher in the scale Of intellec-
tual development. Miss Henrietta
Keene, a little lady of IL years, living
in Philadelphia, was presented with
two Florida chameleons, and she at
once began instructing and educating
her pets. By continued gentleness and
kindness she won their confidence, and
at her call they would raise their heads,
listen. and then come running quickly.
Soon they responded to their names
Brinton and Baby-and nodded their
little heads knowingly. She then
taught them to stand up on their hind
legs and put their little paws together
and stand in the attitude of prayer,
looking solemn and closing their eyes:
at signal they would quickly PROSTATE
themselves, roll over on their backs
and pretend to be dead, lying without
motion, until told to rise and embrace,
which they would do with every sign
of JOY and pleasure.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-03-26

M. Bontau, the discoverer Of method
of photographing the sea bottom, has
succeeded in taking several photo
graphs of the vegetation that grows on
the rocks by means of watertight
camera and flash-light. Dressed as a
diver, he takes with him to the bottom
of the sea barrel containing oxygen.
A puff of gas from the barrel carries
magnesium powder into the flame OF
a spirit lamp, standing under bell jar
on the upper end of the barrel. An
other puff actuates the pneumatic shut
ter of the camera at the same time. Hc
has found this method very useful in
exploring coral reefs.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-03-26
A Noisy Sun.

An old Scottish woman had gone on a
visit to her soldier son at a garrison
town where an evening gun was fired
When the gun doomed forth the hour
she was very much startled. "Whatna
noise is that?" she asked, in alarm.
ooh, that's sunset" answered the son.
'Losh keep us" she exclaimed. II
didna ken the sun gaed down wi a
dunt like that. "-Tit-Bits.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-03-26

engaged rooms: The Christmas bells
rang out auguries Of happy futi-re,
and 1 set words to them-words which
formed the sweetest melody that ever
fell on a mans soul. Mabel looked
lnexpressibly fair and beautiful, and,
In the light Of our happiness, my old
mother appeared to grow young again.
Never was a man so blessed as |.
God bless this day." l said, as we
three sat together, l with an arm
lround each. God bless this day for
ever and ever"
We sat in the dusk, talking Of the
last and the future; and during lull
my mother sung few lines of "Yo,
heave, ho" my fathers favorite song,
and broke down in the middle, over
come by remembrance Of the past. A
few moments afterward Mabel, with
a tender nesting, toward me, sung, in
q low, sweet voice, song l had never
heard before. One verse especially
pleased me, and she sung it again at
my desire, as l wished to fix the words
in my mind: y,
Though friends be Gliding,
And waves dividing,
In faith abiding,
I'll still be true;
And I'll pray. for thee,
On the stormy ocean,
In deep devotion,
That's what.1'll do
A long, long silence followed; and
when we awoke from the dream into
which we had fallen, we, spoke again,
almost in whispers, of the bright prom
Use which life held out for us.
81 shall have more than one talisman
with me-" said Mabel, when you are
gone" ~
More than one, my darling? How
many, then?" ~
Three" she replied. Hope, faith
and love-"
Faith and love are the best of these, y
said I. Faith in each other, love fol-
each other. Mabel, if lost faith in
YOU l believe that love would go for
ever out of my life
She became grave at this. y
"Do you think" she presently asked
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-03-26
The New Woman.

The new woman is representative OF
renaissance, of universal awaken
ing among women. I am going to ad-
vance and try to support the theory
that the new woman movement, repre-
scented by the new woman, is an 1ndl-
cation that the modern world wom-
an is losing ground, and that this is
a pathetic, vigorous, sometimes fran
tic. effort on the part of woman for
f-preseryation. M. Mangasarian.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-03-26
CHAPTER VIII.

ruly, man proposes
and God disposes.
l anticipated that l
should be absent
for not longer than
twelve months, and
it was three years
before l stepped up
on my native land
again. Briefly, this
is the reason why:
We were bound for
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-03-26

An Indiana editor wrote: THE re-
cent cold snap played the devil with &
portion of our better half's house,
plants" The printers devil left the
81" out OF "plants" and the editors
readers are wondering just what nc
meant
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-03-26

N the uay DelOre
Christmas Mabel
and l were mar
ried, and as |
placed the ring on
her finger l felt
that my happiness
was complete. That
same Christmas eve
she, my mother and
/ were in Green
witch, where I had
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-03-26
CROSSING RUBICON.

HEY ware both
guests at the same
country house that
autumn. He was
an artist, hand
some, gifted, we'll
born. but poor as
t h e proverbial
church mouse, and
as proud as Lucifer.
She was an heiress,
u,ho IN attaining
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-03-26

Not an Original Remark.
He-I love you. Will you be my
wife? ="
She-You lssiarist!
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-03-26
CHAPTER VII.

N the day b
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-18

The attention of mining men
throughout the entire West Is at
present being directed to the pla-
Ger diggIngs of Bolivia, South
America, from which locality the
most allurihg reports come. II
yOn have any idea OF trying your
fortunes III tins country be sure
and consult with Messrs. Shepperd
& Cooper OF the Chicago Il Alton
international Steamship Agency
in Cooper building, Denver, who
can give vou correct and reliable
information rs to the shortest,
quickest and cheapest way to reach
the gold fields and can book you
through from any point in the
West.