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The herald., 1897-07-25

New York. July IA young woman
who was married two weeks ago with
the scent of roses and of clover drift
ing in at the church door is by this
time smelling salt instead of flowers
She is spending her honeymoon cruis-
ing along the Atlantic coast in prep
aration for which delight her yachting
gowns claimed more attention than all
the rest of her trouSseau. The most
serviceable of these dresses is at the
same time the smartest. 1t was chosen
for wear when good byes were said on
board ship before the anchor was up
and the sailor boys proceeding to walk
her down to Mother Carey when she
feeds her chicks a sea-" 1t is not nee
essary to conclude that there is moth
ing new under the sun if it be stated
that this preferred gown is of navy
blue serge. 1t is true that no fabric
ever was woven to equal a thoroughly
good serge for water wear While as to
build and finish the design that I shall
describe to you can be turned into an
altogether commonplace affair if you
like to abuse it so. But it is quite as
easy and altogether more satisfactory
to make it the smartest gown of the
season. Dresses with such strongly
marked class characteristics as yacht
ing Costumes must follow perforce GER
tain main lines of trimness and con-
sistency from season to season, but for
this very reason the thousand and one
details in which freshness and origi-
nality are possible are magnified in i'm
portance and insisted upon.
The skirt of the costume introduced
with so much formality is cut Of the
The herald., 1897-07-25
Phil Sheridan's Criticism.

The late Phil Sheridan had views of
his own regarding most things, and
was never averse to expressing them,
no matter what the circumstances. One
day Gen. Meigs, who was responsible
for the form of the pension building in
Washington-which is modelled on the
famous Farnese palace, but has been
dubbed a cross between a car stable
and a brewery-asked Sheridan what
he thought of it.
II have only one fault to find with
it," was the reply.
What is that?"
at is fireproof"
The herald., 1897-07-25
CHAS. DICKENS
FIRST WATCH.
This Interesting Relic Is
Now in New York
City.
The Present Owner Relates How
It Glanced to Come Into
His Hands.

The first gold watch ever owned by
Charles Dickens is now in New York.
The accompanying picture of the
watch, from photographs furnished by
the present owner, is now published
for the first time. There is, perhaps, no
more interesting personal memorial of
a great man than the time piece by
which he regulated his labors and which
was so intimately associated with his
daily life.
The Dickens watch is now the prop
erty of Mr.. A. G. Milford, a prominent
New York business man. A son of the
famous writer,-whether Charles Dick
ems, Jr., or Frederick Dickens, does not
appear, though probably the latter
came to Canada in 1885. After remain
ing some time at Toronto in search a{
The herald., 1897-07-25
Various Wood Fibres.

The relative hardness of woods is cal
culated by the hickory. which is the
toughest. Estimating this at 100. pig
nut hickory stands at SO, white oak "a
white ash n, dogwood rs, scrub oak rs
white hazel 70, apple tree 20, red oak 60
white beech 65, black walnut 65. BLACK
birch g., yellow and black oak 60, HARD
maple Sc, white elm So, red cedar Sc
cherry So, yellow pine "a. chestnut So
yellow poplar 81, butternut and white
birch 43, and white pine IS.
The herald., 1897-07-25
FIRST GOLD WATCH OWNED BY
CHARLES DICKENS.

From photographs furnished by the
present owner.l
passengers in long black, white, or blue
gowns, and the ater-sellers in their
gay red and yellow robes, jngling their
brass cups at the waiting places, the
cars are "a strange enough sight in the
East. The starting point at Ataba ell
Khadra always abounds in picturesque
groups; and when the motorman bangs
his gong TO warn string of Bedouin-
driven camels off the track, even the
most jaded traveller seldom fails to thrill
with the appropriate emotion.
Copyright, 1897. by Bachelor Syndicate
The herald., 1897-07-25

promising business venture, he went
to the Canadian Northwest and explor-
ed the wilds of Winnipeg, enjoying to
the full the shooting and fishing to be
found there.
Fifteen or twenty years ago the
Mounted Police of the Northwest were
recruited from some of the best fam
lilies in Canada. Young Dickens made
friends among the officers of this bold
band of cavaliers, and became infatu-
ated with their adventurous life in the
open air, their hazardous duties, and
their freedom from conventionalities.
He was able through the influence of
his fathers name to secure an appoint
ment, and himself became an officer Of
the Mounted Police.
Before going to Winnipeg, Mr.. Dick
ems had become acquainted with Mr.. r.
NJ. Milford. After a year or two he
tired of the Mounted Police and re-
turned to Toronto, there renewing this
acquaintance, which soon became warm
friendship for Mr.. Milford. AS it came
about that one day that Mr.. Dickens,
being in want of some money, said he
must sell the watch Mr.. Milford
promptly declared his readiness to fur
nish the cash needed, and his unwilling
ness to see such a relic pass into the
hands of strangers.
1T was my fathers first gold watch"
said Dickens, and I'd much rather see
it yours, Milford, than a strangers"
After the death of Mr.. f. M. Milford
at Toronto in 1891, the Dickens watch
passed to another member of his fam
lily, Mr.. A. G. Milford, in whose hands
it still remains and by whom it is great
y priced.
Copyright 1897. by Bachelor Syndicate.
The herald., 1897-07-25

A wei. known Portland (Ie) sea cap
tain who appeared with black eye re-
Gently says he caught a dolphin, and,
taking the fish in both hands, started
to go forward. On the way the fish
threw back it's head and struck him on
the nose and eve.
The herald., 1897-07-25

the hyenas, the wolves, and all the
other animals to be exhibited behind
gratings. were driven under the menag-
erie tent through which the spectators
pass to see the ring shows. The trained
horses. elephants. and other educated
brutes that were to take part in these
shows. were placed in smaller tents
which had been pitched near the two
The herald., 1897-07-25
ONE DAY AT A
BIG CIRCUS.
A Lot of Curious Sights
Not Down on the
Bills.
How a Monster Show Is Made
to Appear and Vanish as
if by Magic.

To see how a circus performance is
run" from the beginning to the break
up. preparatory to the start for the
next town. is memorable experience;
at least 1t proved so to a boy OF my ac-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-06-15
Tidal Wave Celebration.

Just year ago today occurred the
tidal wave that struck the coasts of
these Islands and did so much dam
age to the places along on the Kona
coast. In commemoTatiOn of the event
the people of Keauhou, kona, will
celebrate in grand luau at that place
today. \ large lanai has been built,
and people from all over the district
will be present around the festive
board 1t will be remembered that
the wave struck Kawaihae first and
then went around the kona and kau
way to Hilo. 1t was first noticed in
Honolulu by the quick rise and fall OF
the water in the Nuuanu stream.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-06-15
Returning Home.

Y. Ishikawa, editor of Chuo Shin
bun, Tokyo, Japan, who came here on
the Naniwa to write up the JapanHa-
wall difficulty, leaves for his home by
the Peru today. Mr.. Ishikawa has i'm
portant business interests to attend tC
at home, and he finds the difficulty OF
such trivial character that it is not
worth while waiting for. Mr.. Ishika-
was greatest interest is in a Hawaii
Japan cable, and during his sojourn
here he had several interviews with
Colonel Spalding and others interested
in the scheme. On his return to To
kyo, Mr.. Jshikawa will make an ex-
tended report to Japanese capitalists
Mr.. Ishikawa will have as a fellow
passenger Mr.. Matsumoto, manager OF
the Imperial Railway.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-06-15
RECALLED FROM DRILL.
Men of Philadelphia and Marion
Ordered Back.

The battalion from the Philadelphia
and Marion went out for drill on the
campus of Kamehameha School yes
terday instead of today, this being pay
day. They went through various man
euvers until about 10 o'clock, when a
message came recalling them at once
aboard their respective ships. 1t did
not take them very long to get to the
boat landing, and when they did get
there launches and boats were in read
mess. Not moment more than neces-
sary was spent on shore, and the men
went off all at once.
The cause for the sudden recall could
not be learned, but rumOr was rife on
the streets that trouble was expected
from the direction of the Naniwa.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-06-15

\ scientist declares that the ele-
ments entering into the cornstork can
be made to produce alcohol, cellulose,
paper, mating. smokeless powder and
condition powders for cattle"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-06-15
JUBILEE BADGE.

The first issue having been exhaust
ed. and having received several APP
.plications for more of these badges, |
hereby call attention to parties desir-
ing to have same to leave their orders
at n. S. Sachs, e. w. JOrdan's, E. A.
Jacobsen's and with A. NJ. Hewett at
Luce's auction room, before the 10Th
inst. A. NJ. MELLIS.
4635-2t
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-06-15
FOR RENT:

Cottage on Punchbowl: Parlor, Din
ing Room, 8 Bed Rooms, Kitchen, etc.
Rent, $500 and water.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-06-15

Cottage on Beretania street: Parlor,
Dining Room, Kitchen, 2 Bed Rooms,
Bath and Stable. Rent, $21.25.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-06-15

Cottage on King street: Rooms.
Rent, $500.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-06-15
June Is
AT 10 O'CLOCK A. NJ.

House open for inspection only the
morning of the sale.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-06-15
Public Moonlight Concert.

This (Tuesday) evening at 1880 at
Thomas Square:
March-Light Step new -. Parlow
Overture-Ivan ............ Conterno
Cavatina-Oberto ............. Verdi
Solo: Mr.. D. K. Naone.
Selection-PirateS of PenZance.
Cornet Solo-Don't be Cross (by re-
Mr.. Charles Kreuter.
Medley-War RecollectionS -. Thiele
tte-HohenZollern 49,. Richard
Waltz-The Skaters $50. Waldteufel
Hawaii POnOi.
A water gate on King street, near
the depot is uncovered so often as to
require the attention of whoever has
such things in charge.
The age-herald., 1897-09-26
GOLD FROM THE OCEANS BED.
A Nugget Brought Up While Sounding Off New
 foundand Banks.

From the Baltimore American.
 Second Officer G. Nath, of the North German Lloyd steamer Roland, which ar rived at Locust Point yesterday from Brsmen, has a small nugget of gold that came from the depths of the Atlant.c c Ocean. The nugget was drawn up from tho ocean with the lead of the sound- ina apparatus while Officer Nath was ascertaeninig the depth of the walter off the Banks of New Foundland when the Rdaand was steaming along through a thick fog.
 When the sounding lead was lifted on the steamers deck the nugget fell out, and At was probably bnought up in the piece of leather that is used to fasten dlhe lead to the sounding Enle. Officer Nah had no idea that he had found a piece of gold, but he put the little. stone is hfs pocket, intending to keep it as a curiosity that had been taken from Llhe bottom of the ocean. The next day he took the metal from his pocket and fine idea that he had found nugget of gold dawned on his mind. The find was eaken to Purser R. von Schmidt who spent several years of his early life in the gold fields of Australia. He prompt lys pronounced dt to be gold The off, cers of the steamer are at a loss to know how tine nugget happened to be on the bottom of the ocean and they think Officer Maths lead probably rested on the site of a gold field that will never be developed.
 Thc longitude and latitude of the posi- tion of uhe Roland when the find was made was not taken but on the next voyage the officers will take frequent sohndings off the banks of Newfoundland with a lead that has a cup arrangement inside which opens when it strikes t11e bottom and scoops mp sand and stone on the bottom Officer Nath will have the nugget mounted and will wear 1t as a scarf pin The nugget was cxhib- sted to iale opeto1n house officials and a number of v1sitors on the Roland yes-
The age-herald., 1897-09-26

very prosperous city with 80,000 inhabi- tants, and is the center of an immense commerce. Many translantic ,cargoes are reloaded into big Rhine barges' at Antwerp or Rotterdam directly from this place, and the huge docks, ware houses and wharves are as busy in their way as those of London, and have about them the odons and suggestions Of the deep seas and the tropics. The Neckar, back of the city, is 120 yards wide, smooth and lazy. The scenery has the features of a Dutch landscape-a nat country, dikes on th@ borders of the river and long rows of Lombardy pop lars I started to follow the river to it's mouth in the Rhine, nearly two miles below the town. A dock laporer unasked but I was glad enough to nave his guidance, for we had a complicated course about the decks and dlkss, doas- ing heavy swinging cranes and keeping a sharp lookout for switch engines and coah cars, walking for the most part on the edge of the granite embankment of the Neckar, though having to make some wida detours to get across inter secting canals
 At the Journeys End.
 At last the land between the two riv- CTS began to narrow down to long tongue, the shelving sides being pro tected from erosion by an armament or stonework. The busy traffic subsfd =d more and more, and the great ware houses gave place to a barren stretch of ground, overgrown with coarse, w,ry grass and partly covered with rubbish. This dreary point of land has the office of harboring all sorts of explosives and poisonous substances which may not be stored nearer town. Subterrane an vaults contain dynamite and gunpow- der, and barrels of American. petroleum are heaped up in mountainous pyramids. We came to the end; it is cheerless spot. A round stone post marking a point in the trigonometrical survey Of Germany is firmly fortified by a slop- ing flank of cemented stones to pre- vent it from being washed away by floods which cover the place whsn the river is up. Farther out stands tall skeleton-lke beacon, provided with a powerful electric light to show the navs- gator the entrance to the Neckar at night The extreme point runs out sharply a long distance into the water On the left is the mighty flow of the Rhine; on the right is the river whose course we have followed from its tiny source among the mountains, now. al most as broad as the straam to which it gives up it's vast volume.
 JAMES TAFT HATFIELD.
The age-herald., 1897-09-26

and without price. I know no popular sight winch Is SO free from annoying and cheapening elements. I do not re- member a single booth for the sale of fawdry souvenirs-a very different con- dition from that which obtained in our majestic capitol in Washington the last time I visited 1t, desecrated as 1t was by numerous cheap stands stocked with decorated" pieces of the Washington monument, amorphous puppies made from maeedTated bank-notes. and other such horrors. What an impractical lot these Europeans are, to be sure, to 6t- tach so much value to a crumbling mass of ruins, of no use whatever producing no direct revenue, and requiring an inn mense outlay for it's maintenance! New ertheless, I venture to say that the care taken of this spot dlas brought into the place more hard money (and of this a plentiful stream which we cannot well spare from our American resources) than if three ugly factories, fwth all modern improvements were kept running here night and day.
 Heidelberg's Intangible Charm
 I no sooner approach the gateway, after climbing ,he steep incline, and look into the inviting shades of the ivy grown garden, with it's masses of flow ering shrubs and its perfect walks winl1- ing about among the ruins and groves, than the spell of the entertainment Is upon me, and this for day after day, even wfDen the weather is forbidding and gloomy. Just what the substance of the charm is cannot say. Surely no castle can be so vast and varied. or so highly ornate in the establishment of its ruined masses, and it is lnads a thousand times more lovely by the freshness and beauty of nature about it. The whole place is almost srrothered In thickest, most lux uriant foliage of stately trees; the con- trasts of light and shade, and the fresh green of the clambering ivy, which cov- CTS the dark stone walls. have a part in fhe impression Then there is ths invio- late repose which seems to haunt the spot: how many peaceful hooks can be sought out which invite one to rest and reflect anId dream! There is also a. tiouuch of pensiveness which gives the last ex- quislte sentiment to the whole the ruin of what was once so pretenl.ious and full of life so identified with proud ambi- tions; in the stiffness one thinks of tine unhappy caresr of some who lived and planrssid and dreamed here. Be the sspel what 1t may the traveller who may be tired of renewing. familiar and exhaust Ing sensations In picture galleries, paf- aces and museums can return again and again with the feeling. Here it is good
The age-herald., 1897-09-26

on the lower slope of tine huge mounta' n the most beautiful green forest. Where nature has not given sufficient space the gigantic work of artificial terTacing lends magnitude and sense of mans power to the picture. Not the least of the feat- ures which delight one are the Wld@ anu varied views. Nothing could exceed the Jovaliness of the pictures which are framed by the rough arched openings unJlar the "Altan," festooned about with abundant ivy, and disclosing the river, the hills, the city and the great plain of the Rhine The city is usually undsT a thu bluish veil of haze. for the smoke which rises from it is shut in in the de-p and narrow valley.
 Goethe's Fayorite Seat
 One of the most allurfng of the se- cluded places about the castle Is that seat which bears the inEcGp ion: Here Goethe loved to finger, musing and ere ating, in the autumn days of 1914 aEd 1S15." One finds an endlSSs number of curious features if he wandars about exploring the exploded tower wtsh its massive walls rent asunder, but not de- stroyed, or the te portal, with its twisted columns erected ito receive in welcome the English princess Elizabeth as a bride; the deep trenches grown wi.h trees, the subterransan passages and the like. In one garden stands an ob- ject which looks exac .ly like tombstone except that two broken Tioundshot are carved in the place belonging no the con- vcDtional cherubs head, and that be-
The age-herald., 1897-09-26
STEPPING STONE FOR STATESMEN.
Service in the State Government Has Led to
 Higher Honors.

From the New York Sun.
 Attention was directed some time ago to the fact that Martin Van Buren, af- terward president of the United States, held in 1915 the post of attorney general of New York in Albany, and that Aaron Burr, afterward vice-president of the United States and a candidate for the presidency, held the same office some years before. The attorneys general of New York have not been particularly distinguished in the records of political life, but the other posts of executive au- been held by many men afterward cele- brated.
 Nearly forty years before he became governor of the state John A. Dix was secretary of state in Albany and Chaun- cy M. Depew, then a private citizen of Peekskill, Westchestsr county. was elected secretary of state thirty-four years ago. William l.. Marcy and Si- las Wright, two of the most distinguish ed New York statesmen in the field of national politics. held ths office of state comptroller, which was held also by Willard Fillmore, who resigned it to become vice-presfdent and afterward president of the United States; by Washington Hunt, who resigned it to become governor; by Sanford D. Church, the first Chief Judge of the present court of appeals, and by Lucius Robin son, afterward governor. In fact, there have been few posts in the state admin is;ration in Albany which have not proved stepping stone to higher politi- cal honors. Horatio Seymour was speaker of the Albany assembly many years before he became a candidate for the office of governor. Alonzo B. Cor nell was speaker of the Albany assem- bly, six years before his election to be governor. Daniel s. Lamont, whose success in the field of politics has been remarkable, began his official career as chief clerk in the office of the secretary of state when John Bigelow was at the head of 1t, and the list of New York governors and lieutenant governors who have risen on the political ladder is @ pretty long one. These governors of New York wer afterwards candidates for the presidency; George Clinton, Mar tin Van Buren, Daneil D. Tompkins, Horatfo Seymour, Samuel J. Tilden, and Grover Cleveland. William H. Seward, after having been governor of New York was secretary of Atate ip the cabinet of Abraham Lincoln. and Hamilton Fishs under like circumstances. occupied ia like place in the cabinet of President Grant John Jay. former governor of
The age-herald., 1897-09-26
\ MECCA FOR AMERICANS WHO GO ABROAD
ANCIENT RUINS OF HEIDELBERG CASTLE, THE
 PRIDE OF ALL GERMANS.
An Account of the Historic University Town by Prof J. T. Hatfield and a Resume of the Finale
 of His Tour Through Germany.

 Special Correspondence of the Chicago
 Record.
 Oxford, Eng, Sept. 7.-After many visits to Heidelberg castle I am only the more convinced that it is one of those permanent possessions of the human race Qilxe Shakespeare, or Handeps Messiah" or the General Confession) which are not only far from becoming stale by use, but which grow in meaning and in freshness the more familiar one becomes with them. Granted that every body has visited it and professes to know it by heart; that its familiar feat ures have become trite from countless descriptions and pictures; that it is a show castle" and no genuine type of the middle ages; that it's architecture be- longs to a degraded period of art-whsn an these things have been admitted Heidelberg is still entrancingly lovely. and there is but one. None of these considerations can alter its charm. Not even tb5 hundreds of worried-looking tourists being rushed dstracte1ly through its area by a personal con ductor'' can vulgarize it, ncr does the fact that it is a German Niagara for bridal couples abate it's Infinite attrac- tiveness.
 It is admirably administered for the good Of the whole public, without nancy
The age-herald., 1897-09-26

New York, was chief judge of the Unit ed Stats supreme court, and Stewart l.. Woodford, elected lieutenant goVer- nor more than thirty years ago, is now United States Minister in Madrid.
 Perhaps the fact that New York has long been a decisive, if not. indsed, the decislye state, in respect of presidential elections, has something to do with this, but be the reason what it may, the fact is undeniabls that very few ambitious American statesmen have any reason to regret their service in the old town Of A1hanV
The age-herald., 1897-09-26
4 Semicircular City.

Mannheim is the most regularly built city in Europe. It is almost in the form Of a semi-crele, and surrounded by a broad, shady boulevard. Within this girdle the city is divided up into square blocks like chessboard. Each block has a number and Iatbsr which indicate its latitude and longitude on the map, and one overhears such conversations as this: 'Where do you live now?" "Oh, I've just moved into H G." Well, I'm in F 8, not SD very far away; come and ses me" The guide book says that this is an American system, but like most of the information which l receive about my native land over here 1t IS entirely new to me. Mannheim is Y a