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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-05
SHOOTING AT RIvERTON GUN CLUB.
THE TuRTY-BrRD HANDICAP WON BY T..
stokes

Philadelphia. March 4-The annual two days
spring shoot OF the Rivcrton Gun Club began to-
day the club grounds at Taylor's Station, n. j.
The principal contest OF the day was the thirty
bird handicap in which there were twelve entries.
The day was unfavorable for shooting piercing
north wind swept through the grounds. and rain In
the morning and in the afternoon added to
the discomfort. The contestants and their hand-
CAPS a follows:
+. Elliott. Rverton. 20 yards killed q. missed l..
7. Stokes Riveron. ~ ards. killed -. missed |.
j. Barker. Rverton - yards killed IS. missed
Il. Welch Philadelphia. 80 yards killed %. missed g.
j. Tryon. Rlvertorl q yards. killed p missed
j. Denny club. - yards. killed % missed
g. Chaplin. club. n yards killed missed
j. H. Davis Elvertcn. - yards. killed Is. missed >.
: Price. Philadelphia, y yards. killed "a, missed
y. g. Kusor Trenton. % yards. killed % missed !.
j. Hector. Hveron. q yards killed II. missed 7. and
withdrew.
In the shoot-or Stokes killed his first bird and
Elliott missed. First money 10 Stokes. second 10
Elliott third TO Barker and fourth TO Wech.
Tomorrow there Will be bird shoot, al
which a large number Of The crack shots
pected.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-05
TRIBUNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

In this diagram a continuous white lin" snows me
change. in pressure indicated by The Trtbunes sst-
recording barometer The dotted line shows the 'e"
p.rature as recorded at Perrys Pharmacy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-05

sembly In 1877. and later ne served several terms
in the State Senate where ne made enviablc
reputation for his ability and conservation as chair
man OF the Finance Committee Of that body
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-05

A.-The kensicO Ccmetery.- Private station, Han:
Railroad 3 minutes ride from the Grand Centre1
Depot Office 10 FL 1T i2d-st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-05

.pp,NrED NATTER ETC.-Germsn steamers sailing -
Tuesdays take printed matter. ETC. for Germany ane
SsTiv Addressed printed matter etc. for other parta
- Europe American and White Star steameH on
Wednesdays. German steamers on Tnursdsys sao
~. nrinted matter etc. for all countries for which
thsy are advertised TO carr! mail!
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-01-29
HOME LIFE In HAWAII
Advantages for Education Avail.
able in the Islands.
Fnrm Crops That Can he Grown Prof.
itably-Descrlptlon OF the Real.
ly Beautiful Rural
siceneFy.
Especial saa Francisco Lester.l

lSpeclol SAl FRANCISCO Lester.I
Much as has been written concerning
Hawaiian scenery, it is a subject about
which literature can never be exhaust
ed. People of all nations and all cli-
mates are still continuous in their
praise of the tropical verdure and
scenery that can be found in the midst
of the Pacific ocean. There has been
resident in the island for some time
Scotchman-Mr. Charles Fl. Ewart, of
Dalbeattie, Scotland-whose soul was
moved by the beautiful vision which
he describes in the following poetic
language: 1--WE are in an amphitheater
of mountains rising to an altitude OF
5000 and 1000 feet, with a glowing
raiment of leaf and blossom from base
to summit, save in spots. where the red
earth peeps through the radiant cur
tain, as foil to the flames of1ridescent
greens. and the fire of the blossoms
that have EMBODIED the hills in their
shining embrace. Here and there
pinnacle, where no plant has found
grace to grow, stands out purple sill
houette against the soft blue of topaz
tinted sky. Caves and assures are cleft
in the sleeps of these mountain walls,
and torn from the nearly perpendicular
cliffs which surround ii, alone and
apart, stands a pillar of stone 20 yards
wide at the base, nearly 1000 feet high,
and pointing 'Godward through the
blue,' like the spire of some mighty
cathedral. This monolith. carved and
fashioned by some bygone convulsion
of nature when the hills 'glared at
heaven through folds of fiery hair is
swathed in glorious garment Of green
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-01-29
CHINESE MURDERER.
Two HundPed Detectives Required In
Order to Capture Him.

Two Hundred Detectives Required In
Order to Capture Him.
In July last at Newchang, in China,
200 government detectives were sent to
arrest in that town q notorious mur.
derer, who, under the name of Kang,
resided some years ago In Peking, where
he lived in good style. Being of quar-
relsome and reckless disposition he,
during that time, knitted 40 men, and
such was his skill that none Of his vic.
Tins ever recovered, death, as rule,
being instantaneous. Members Of his
sect were pressed into the government
service and sent to scour the country
disguised as cake venders,. and dis
patches were forwarded to all the dis
trict officials to the effect that should
it be proved that Kang had been in their
town or district without capture being
effected, the consequence to themselves
would be unpleasant, and special band
- Peking detectives was also sent on
his track. In spite of all Kang would
probably have eluded them had not the
detectives come across friend of HE
whom they prevailed upon to act as
decoy. This man, Lien, in whom Kaug
had the utmost confidence, being, in
fact, his own special comrade, invited
Kang to dinner, and as the latter entered
the door. bowling the usual salutation,
he was seized from behind, thrown on
his. face, and ironed. With the usual
Chinese brutality. the detectives further
secured him by. fixing iron rings
through each shoulder, and then car
ried their prisoner by rail to Peking.
His sufIerings must have been extreme,
and yet in spirit of brayado Mt tenn.
porary halt he RECALLED the crowd by
singing a comic song.-London An
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-01-29
PYGMiEs IN AFRICA.

They Are Found In the Mysterious Ne.
gions OF the Upper Nile.
It is no longer possible to class as
myths the pygmies of whom the poet
Of the Iliad speaks in his stories Of their
wars with the storks. They are found
in the mysterious regions of the Upper
Nile. The antique literature of Greece
has achieved brilliant triumph. STAN
ley revealed the existence of the lit
tie creatures. At first they attracted
the attention only of small number
ot anthropologists, who began investi-
cations concerning the dwarfs. Now
they have become Interesting to all.
1t is believed that the Wambouttis of
the dark continent are brothers of the
Accas of the Batouas, who live in the
shadows of the Mountains of the Moon,
and of the bushmen of Cape Colony.
by mingling with other tribes, the lat
Ter have added to their stature. Cousins
have been discovered in other portions
OF the earth. DIR. Ernst Haeckel, pro-
fessor Of the University Of jena, writ
ing of the primitive inhabitants of Cey-
iSu, suoWS poiitS VI annuity oeeNSSu
the last survivors of the Weddas in the
forests of the Island of Paradise" and
the dwarfs recently discovered in Afri-
ca. Investigations undertaken in the
neigh hborhood of Schaffhouse, 500 years
ago, have led to the discovery Of ske!e-
tons of five fossil pygmies. Prof. Beech
ner says it is impossible to deny that
race of dwarfs existed in Europe dur
ing the second half Of the stone age,
or neolithic period. The African pyg-
mics are superior to the Weddas in in
teliigence, but inferior in virtues.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-01-29

him. l do not think l slept two hours
consecutively after my husband was
carried away on the foe. Although ]
have plenty Of provisions, I do not
think have eaten more than one meal
a day.
"As you see, my hair has turned
gray and have grown SO thin that l
believe / do not weigh more than 80
pounds, although 1 weighed ITO when
my husband disappeared. l have seen
no living things except sea birds and
seals. The seals gave me some little
comfort when they swan up and lay
around the base of the rock. fancy
was just beginning to go crazy when
you camel"
And thus ends the story of Maggie
Campbell. who was taken from the ill
fated rock and who returned to her
home in Prince Edward island-a story
that needs no establishment. The
heroine of the Great Bird Rock light
house "took care of the light"
Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-01-29
TRAVELLING BY SEA
Tke fultlfarfOus Requirements II Of an
Ocean Passenger Steamer.


First-class passengers must have
large and handsome dining saloon; in
deed, the commissariat department
could not be managed at all if it were
not dealt with en- bloc. The ladies must
have a drawing and music room. The
studious must have library. The men
must have a smoking-room. Everybody
must have a bed, and all must have
room for exercise in the open air when
inclined for it. Similar but less elab-
orate conveniences must be provided
for those who wish to travel in the same
ship but who are unable or unwilling
to pay the highest fare. In many cases
third class of accommodations is given
for emigrants and those to whom cost
is q matter of the first moment. Ac-
cording to their several ranks all these
passengers must be waited upon, so that
a large body of stewards and servants
must be carried in addition to the crew
of navigators and engineers.
With this large number of people to
be fed. cooking arrangements of the
most elaborate and complete kind must
be made. Provisions must be stored in
such manner as to remain fresh and
good throughout the voyage, and for
this purpose steam refrigerating ma
chinery and cold storage chambers are
usually provided at the expense of some
of the cargo space. A practically unlim-
tied supply Of fresh water must be al
lowed to everybody on board, and yet
the arrangement for its supply must be
such that everything like waste shall
be prevented.
The passenger is by nature grum-
bier, and being shut up for days to-
gether on an island from which there
is no escape, with little occupation but
to find fault, he must be an angel in
deed if he uttered no complaint. 1t is
the constructors province. if possible,
to shut his mouth by anticipation.
This huge floating caravansary has
to be lighted, warmed and ventilated.
The progress in lighting by incandes-
cent electric lamps without vitiating
the atmosphere has been 32 immense
advantage to passenger ste ers, even
though il be costly light
The maintenance of an equable tenn
perature, with pure fresh air free from
draughts. warm enough in cold eli
mates and cool enough in hot latitudes.
presents almost insurmountable diff
culties. Where spaces are so contracted
and hooks and corners so numerous the
air must lie quiescent unless disturbed
by currents too violent to be admissi-
BILE; and il is TO be feared that even in
the best vessels there must still be a
smell of the ship. shippy. In recent
practice =; unnecessary Innings have
been removed and all apartments
thrown as open for the free ingress and
egress of air as is consistent with nee
essary privacy-a quality. by the way.
which passengers would do well to re-
member is never absolute on board ship
-CaSSier's MAGAZINE
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-01-29
W. G. KENTZEL, Editor.

gus he ice will break up and you may
be CRIED out to sea"
"Sppose I am" he laugkingly re-
piled Il shall come back again, and
eveSif 4 don't, you are able to take
careof fhe light"
Atertthe men had been gone about
four hours. the dread wind shifted
fro1 tn east to the southwest dan
gerts iwind in the gulf in winter, in
asupcl as it breaks up the ice with
alabnilg swiftness. The silent watch
er } tie lighthouse hoisted the danger
sigaltfag, and the men hurried to-
waF tie rock. They were within mile
of Rffy, when their doom was sealed
by a freat crack in the ice running
panlYl with the rock from east and
wet b the North Bird Rock, five miles
10th west. All could hear the omi-
noas cracking of the ice and its dis.
infel ation into small foes, which
Sow drifted toward the open sea.
All e woman could do was to watch
the radual disappearance of her hus-
BAN as foe carried him farther and
fart er away. Each waved to the other
a ssage. unutterably sad in its
PATHS. and the wife kneeled and
pra kd-prayed til! darkness came, and
as he black shadows crept over the
WI Of ice and waters, there came at
las an interchange of signals, and
An bs Campbell went to his torturing
DEF b.
ou are able to take care of the
liz !, Maggie" he had said. Now came
hd testing time. Her heroism began
v her heart-break. The night of the
tn edy she remained awake all
ugh the long hours and at first
g bpse of dawn eagerly swept the
a In with the glass-but she was alone
al a widow; the Atlantic had claimed
i; victims.
Tor two weary months-who can es-
ate their lengtb--she watched the
for a sight of the castaways. but
took care Of the light faithfully
regularly. II can hardly tell how
Damaged it," she said to Capt. Knowl-
II know that I have kept the
bht burning. 1t was dreadful ex-
Fience, all alone on q rock that might
st as we'll have been in the middle of
Atlantic so far as the prospect OF
tting relief was concerned. Never
day passed during the first month OF
n isolation that did net sweep the
"a with my husbands glasses with
Se hope of seeing some vestige OF
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-01-29
A STROLL UNDER THE THAMES.

Blackwell Tunnel Becomes the Pa.
rade Of London's East End.
For some weeks past the Blackwall
tunnel has been to the toilers of the
East end what Hyde Park is to the West
end. 1t is the promenade la mode
to q. many thousands as can reach it.
Little as it's promoters dreametl-ittle
as his royal highness the prince OF
Wales imagined when in July last the
walk was declared open-Blackwall
tunnel has grown to be the great rem
devious Of the people. 1t is their play
ground, their concert hall, their shell
ter from cold and wind and rain. the
trysting place of lovers destined
to infold more than one romance, more
than one tragedy.
It has already had one death, for
few weeks ago van driver was
thrown. from his seat and killed. As
the corpse of the van driver was be
ing carried out bystander remarked
to one of the policemen who stand
guard at the Poplar end of this great
feat of engineering: ~ dead man.
eh? Why, I've just counted 20 pairs
Of lovers going in!"
Blackwell tunnel! What splendid
title for q melodrama! All day and
night the tunnel is lit up by electric
lamps-an Incompatible vista Of light
a mile and half long. No wonder.
then, that when several thousand peo-
pie are in the tunnel singing, shouting.
laughing, playing on cencertina, banjo
or Jews harp. the scene should be
one unparalleled in the whole length
and breadth of London.
1t will be problem to Mr.. Macdon-
aid, the chief engineer of the great
tunnel, how this huge body of pleasure
seekers is to be managed, when later
on the wintry blasts blow and their
tendency to loiter and reluctance to
leave will increase.
The tunnel was not quite finished
when the prince of Wales opened II.
1t was closed to the public for some
weeks. But since its actual and per-
manent opening it has been found. in
dual sense, to fill a long-felt want.
There is light and love and laughter
mo care, no trouble, no cold. SO every
Sunday anyone who is anyone in the
near east takes his wife or sweetheart
for q stroll beneath the Thames.-Lon
don Mail.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-01-29
ISL, La, SATURDAY. JANUARY %, 1898.

Hawaii as Arabic for those Of Cali
fornia. History, literature, natural
science and even arithmetic must be
taught under great difficulties. Edu-
catiye instruction under these condi-
tions is well-nigh unsolved problem.
But conditions are rapidly changing.
The English language is coming into
use as a means Of communication
among the graduates Of the common
schools, many of whom have no other
language in common. Thus it is creep
ing into the homes of the people even.
When the children learn even crude
English from their mothers, the teach
er's tasks will be much simplified.
For many years there have been
schools in Honolulu and Hilo especial
ly adapted to the needs of the children
of English-speaking parents. Lately
similar schools have been opened in a
number of other localities, and still
others will be opened shortly. These
are not essentially different from
schools of similar grade in America.
A regular public high school is in
progress Of organization in Honolulu.
the greater number of the departments
being already in working order. The
endowed institution known as Oahu
college has long offered full prepara-
ton for any college in America. and
many of its graduates have entered
leading American colleges on advanced
standing.
But the English-speaking children
do not enjoy a monopoly Of the privil-
eyes of education beyond the common
school course The Kamehameha
schools. with their magnificent equip
ment and no less magnificent endow-
ment. are open to those OF native Ha-
waiian blood, and TO no others. Manual
training and industrial education are
leading features of these schools, and
few similar schools in America are so
we'll equipped for work on these lines.
The natives are very fond of music.
The guitar. on account Of the softness
of its tone, is their favorite instrument.
The royal Hawaiian band, which few
years ago made q tour through the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-01-29
stopped the Tips.

In old times, to dine with nObleman
cost more in tips to the servants than
a club dinner. James Payne relates
that Lord Poor, a well-named Irish
peer, excused himself from dinner with
the duke of Ormond upon the ground
that he could not afford it. IF you
will give me the guinea have to pay
your cook (fancy!) | will come as
often as you choose to ask me" which
was accordingly done. The duke, how
ever, had not the pluck to stop the prac-
tice. Lord Taafe, general in the Aus
trian service, did what he could. He al
ways attended his guests to the door:
when they put their hands into their
pockets he said: "No; if you do give it,
give it to me. for it was who paid for
your dinner" To Sir Timothy Waldo
must be given the credit of putting IN
end to the monstrous practice. After
dinner with the duke Of Newcastle he
nut a crown into the cooks hand-it
was rejected. 81 do not take silver, sir. =
"very good; and 1 do not give gold" ."
This courageous rejoinder caught on. !"
and the day of walls to cooks was over.
San Francisco Argonaut-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-01-29
L'ENvol.
bead!

bead!
And is this death
That which men dread?
OF which they speak
With bated breath
And fear-blanched cheek?
This gentle thing that holdeth thee
And in its arm enfoldeth thee,
As In some close embrace,
Or restful sleep
With pleasant dreams?
Why. on thy face,
So fair, SO young,
There is no trace
OF mortal pain;
And on thy lips tender smile
Is lingering get.
As of some word of love
But lately said
Thou hast not had time to forget
Those placid brows of thine,
That part the streams
OF thy silken tresses gold,
Have some new grace,
As of a blessing resting there.
have no tears to shed
For thee, my little love,
Thou art to me
Life's broken melody
Its song, with half its verses sung;
Its bud whose blossom promised rare
Its sweetest story, half untold.
But Love, my Love, some time, some
where,
NY melody shall be complete
Thy song, with all its verses sweet
Be sung for me:
NV bud shall blossom. perfect, rare
And all my story told to me-
Julia Neely Finch, in n. .. T1mes-Demo
crat
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-01-29
An nleKible Letter.

Mr.. Thomas Bailey Aldrich once re
ceived letter from his friend, Prof.
f. S. Morse, and, finding the handwrit-
ing absolutely illegible, he sent the
following reply: MY dear Mr.. Morse:
1t was very pleasant to receive letter
from you the other day. Perhaps /
should have found it pleasanter it had
been able to decipher it. don't think
I mastered anything beyond the date,
which knew, and the signature, which
I guessed at. There is singular and
perpetual charm in letter of yours
it never grows old, it never loses its
novelty. One can say to ones self every
morning: Here's a letter of Morse's:
1 haven't read it yet: 1 think shall
take another shy at it to-day, and may
be I'll be able, in the course of few
years. to make out what he means by
those t's that look like w's, and those
is that haven't any eyebrows Other
letters are read and thrown away and
forgotten, but yours are kept forever
unread. One of them will last a reason
able man a lifetime. Admiringly yours,
Thomas Bailey Aldrich. Chicago In
ter Ocean.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-01-29

and gold, chequered with the rose and
the azure of the bells of the convolvoli.
that dangle from the Gordon OF vines
that engird it."
The valley in the early morning may
breeze murmuring above the foliage.
but at times it is filed with the noise
less ebbing and flowing of white vapor
borne in from the sea, and out of this
shimmering sea Of mist the towers and
minarets of the mountains arise clothed
with MOSES and ferns, and draped with
garlands of eddying vines. that cover
the faces of the cliffs, and droop over
the edges Of giddy precipices in "cat-
aracts of bloom," till they are swal-
lowed up in the "white mists that
choke the vale, and blot the sides OF
the bewildered hills"
Although sugar cane is indigenous
in Hawaii, little attempt was made to-
ward its cultivation until 1895, when a
plantation was started at Kauai. and
several sugar mills were built. These
mills were worked by the aid of mules
and oxen, and the process was slow
and laborious. What contrast to the
mills OF the present day. where the
cane is taken and made into crystals OF
sugar. There is no royal road to wealth
in Hawaii, and anyone who anticipates
such a condition had better stay away.
No man can go blindfolded and pick
up dollars in the streets, but no coun-
try offers better opportunity and
final reward for honest, earnest and
constant labor. Especially is this true
in the coffee industry. The pretty
homes and coffee areas of Olaa are an
evidence of this.
Butter is selling in Hilo at one dollar
a roll. It is quoted in San Francisco
at 16 cents to "a cents pound. There
every field is as dry as bone. In Ha-
waii every field is perpetually green.
The dairy business offers much bet
ter opening than any line of merchan-
dising. And as by-product to the
dairy. hogs will pay magnifcentty.
Pork is retailing at 25 cents pound.
The advertising columns of the local
papers tell curious story of the
sti angely backward condition of some
of the smaller industries. Ex-Australia:
Peaches, plums, oranges, apples, grapes,
nectarines. lemons, celery, caulifiow-
ers, potatoes, cheese. roll butter, crab
apples, ounces, onions" These are
imported from a country over 1000
miles distant.
The Hawaiian inspector general Of
schools, Mr.. Henry Schiller Townsend.
speaking of the educational system Of
the islands, says that the population
of the Hawaiian islands is small and
the school system is necessarily small.
The total population Vceeds 100000
slightly, of which $4,000 were attend
ling school at the end of last year. Ten
thousand were in the public schools.
Fifty-six per cent. of all the children
attending school at that time were OF
native Hawaiian descent. and Is per
cent. were Portuguese. The remain
| ing ~ per cent. represent large num-
Der of nationalities.
The Englise language il practically
the only language as = means Of COM
municition or instruction in the Ha-
waiian schools. And here lies the DIFF
fculty Of the work. Just imagine the
teachers Of California trying tostesch
| thu children Of that state through the
Arabic langqage. Yer Eselixh Is prob
ahIy = dimcuit teg he ehildssa Of