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Evening star., 1898-05-21
A Curious Boat.
From the Baltimore Sun.

From the Baltimore Sum-
On board the Hawaiian bark Iolani there
Is a curiosity in a native canoe made by
some Of the Pacific islanders. While on ths
voyage from Honolulu last August for Hong
Kong to load mating for Baltimore an OBJ
ject was seen In the water to the leeward
Capt. Mcclure changed his course, and run
ming close to 1t found 1t to be mammoth
canos. He had The ships carpenter put into
the canoe, which was nearly filled with wa
ter. When once inside It was almost i'm
possible to stand up on it's slippery bottom.
penter was seen fighting with large fish,
which was making desperate efforts to es-
cape from the boat. A shark hook was
thrown the carpenter, and 1t was not until
he had stabbed the fish several times that
1t was conquered. When TIE canoe was
hoisted on board a number of small fish
wers found swimming about. The large fish
weighed seven pounds, and ended in a
chowder for meal on board.
The canoe Is about twenty-five feet long,
cut out of a solid log, with rearing ends,
which would give the log 1t was hsvn from
g diameter of at least five feet. There Is
not a semblance of iron about Il, but along
the gunwalss are holes in which lacings Of
hide thongs were used to hold to and for
serving the oars. Places are cut out for the
thwarts, which were made of pieces Of
allowed to shrink. Thsre also Is q place in
the bottom to step mast.
Capt. Mcclure thinks the canoe belonged
: to some OF the natives OF Ballthgtang ISL
and. In the Bashee group, from which the
Iolani was about twenty miles when the Gu
rtous vessel was picked UP. Tho presence
o1 the hsh could not be accounted for.
Evening star., 1898-05-21

time in fascination and attracted the notice
of clertcal-lookirg gentleman, who said:
Young man, do you consider this a
profitable manner in which 20 pass your
time?''
Yes sir" was the prompt reply 1t
mas taught me a lesson today"
But are you aware Of the insidious dan
ger that turks in the practice of watching
the stock markets fluctuations
is there anything about the stock mar
kat there?'
Il suppose so, at times. Perhaps IL is
the sporting news you are inter, sted in
In that ease, my warning still holds good
You might far more Droiitably pass your
time in reading or meditation"
THAT'S what I've been doing. I'd msai-
tate and mediate. I've an inside pocket
full OF what ! consider some Of the sub
hmcst thoughts Vet offered for current
consumption. Father said he needed me in
his store, but told him ia rather meli-
tate. I'm through. though"
don't see anything here to discourage
you"
Il had heard before this what hard
thlng IL was TO get things printed But
when 1T comes to having a machine set up
to do nothing but throw neatly type
written matter into the waste basket /
guess there's no Use of trying to crowd in.
IN going back and tell father I'm ready
TO go to work
Evening star., 1898-05-21
THE DEADLY NAVAJA.
n FerOcious Weapon Which Finds
Favor Among the Spaninrds.

Favor Among the Spaniards.
From the Buffalo News.
1t is said that every Spaniard carries a
knife unless he belongs to the upper classes
or the aristocracy. Even then instinct fire.
qCently leads them to it's use. With the
peasants and common people blade Is an
indispensable article of dress. The ugliest
of Spanish knives Is the nayaja of Seville.
AT the first intimation of trouble the Span
lard pulls his knife. If 1t Is a navaja and
provided with a big ratchet and spring, he
jerks the blade open, the ratchet swapping
like rattlesnake's warning. This adds
dramatic effect and appeals to that love of
braggadocio and display inherent in the
Spanish people.
The navajo is used with the blade up.
This gives the blow terrible ripping and
thrusting force. 1t is hard to parry, and
the point once in, little avails the victim.
The wound is nearly always fatal. for 1t
leaves a, trail like battle-ax, save that 1t
is up instead of down. The long knives,
such as this form of the navajo presents,
offer IL tremendous advantage, and in the
street braTls and private quarrels so often
indulged in always overmatch more fragile
weapons.
Matches are seldom used, except by GER
tain of the better classes in the land of
Ferdinand and Isabella, and the practice
of striking a light from the aint will Il
lrstrate how common ar article OF use the
ever handy knife Is. Nearly every Span
lard carries In his belt a bit of flint. When
he wants q light out comes the flint, the
knife is produced and the stone struck with
the back of the blade. small piece Of
punk catches the spark as it flies, nurtures
It, and In second there Is all the blaze
needed. Calmly the Spaniard blows the
smoke OF his cigarette in rings about his
mead, ever ready for a resort to the friend
who never plays him false-his navaja-
Evening star., 1898-05-21
RICH GUATEMALA,
Rapid Development of the Country
Possible Under other Conditions.
From he Eorun

From the Forum.
The resources of Guatemala are varied
and abundant. Coffee is the chief staple;
and the berry is as good as the best the
world provides. Corn and beans are the
chief food of the people. Sugar, tobacco
and other tropical plants can be raised to
an unlimited extent. on the hot lands along
the coast; while wheat and other cereals
yield rich harvests in the higher and more
temperate districts of the interior The
revocation by the United States of the re-
ciprocity treaties made under the Harri-
son administration with several of the
l4atih-AmerIcan republics was a serious
blow To Guatemala: for her government
and people had reason to suppose that we
We're acting in good faith, and desired a
Tree exchange of natural products with
that country. Upon this assumption large
sums of money were invested in the pro-
ductlon OF sugar, FOR which the United
states furnished the only market But.
without notice, the observance of the
usual diplomatic formalties, the arrange
ment was revoked by the enactment of the
Wilsoa-Go orman tariff law, and the planta-
lions and sugar mills of Guatemala have
since lain idle. While the policy of the
United States toward its less populous
neiShbors has doubtless been inspired by
friendly motives, these neighbors have
learned, through somewhat rough eX-
perience, that when our interests conflict
with theirs we do not consider the conse-
quenccS.
Guatemala might easily sustain ten times
Its present population. The soil is rich
and easily cultivated. and, unlike the
other Central American republics, there is
plenty OF labor Some parts of the coun-
try are quite thickly populated; but the
others are covered with dense forests and
a variety of timber, which might be easily
made marketable if means of transporta-
tion were provided. But, although Guate-
mala Is much further advanced than the
rest OF Central America, her railway sys-
tenn does not exceed 80 miles; there is no
internal navigation, and the wagon roads
are in deplorable condition. The mineral
wealth OF the country is supposed to be
large: but it is only slightly developed The
mines are inaccessible, and in the absence
of modern machinery, which at present
worked with profit. The government offers
generous inducements to Immigrants. The
land laws are liberal; and efforts have been
made from time IL time to secure the es
tabishment of colonies and the pre-emn-
ton of public lands by private settlers.
But all the accessible area is at present
occupied; and no foreigner can expect to
prosper in Guatemala unless he has abun-
dant capital which will enable him TO p,Ir-
chase at high prices plantations already
developed. If peace could be assured if
railways and wagon roads could De ex-
tended into the intericr-so that the timber
regions, the mineral deposits, and the wild
agricultural lands could be reached as
conveniently as the new portions OF our
own country-Guatemala would offer great
advantages to the immigrant and would
enjoy rapid development.
Evening star., 1898-05-21
The Elephant as He In,

From Outing.
Few more impressive condolences can be
impaired than one in which a Hindoo de-
scribes how he knows his elephant intends
to destroy him. II is all SO seemingly
trivial, and yet in reality Of such deadly
significance His story is so full OF details
that prove the mans profound understand
ing Of wha; he is talking about that one
remains equally amazed al the brute's power
to dissimulate and its intended victims in
sight into this wouli-be murderer's char
acter. And yet, from the psycholoetcal
standpoint, an elephant never gives any
otner such indication of mental power as is
exhibited IN its revenge. That patient
watchful, fmplaclble hatred, often pro-
Voked simply because man is in attend
ance upon another animal tfor II is the
rule with tuskers to detest their next
neiShborsl speaks 1nore conclusvely of a
Elgh intellectual grade II an all the stories
true or false, that have been told of their
ability. Such concentration and fKedness
OF purpose, such areful, unrelaXed vigil
ance, such perfect and consistent pretense.
and, when the time comes such desperate
unhesitating energy as homicidal animals
exhibit are impossible without a very con-
siderable, although in this instance very
irregular, development.
NO one can deny that IL this creature IS
great at all its greatness shows itself in
Its crimes; these have caused il to be wor-
shlped IN the east, where men Venerate
nothing but merCiiess, irresponsible force
and where an exhibition of those Qualities
and traits described fully accounts for the
formula, My Lord the Elephant"
Evening star., 1898-05-21
IT'S THE WAY OF A WOMAN

She was a pale-faced, blue-eyed woman
OF that peculiar type which is the most
dependent and helpless creature on earth
apparently, until there is some great physi-
cal or political coIvulsion which entirely
oversets nature and art and brings to -he
surface for the admiration of the worh
present and to come only the unexpected.
She was neatly and inexpensively dressed,
and was evidently not of the diplomatic
set in society. She had come to the police
station to inquire concerning the where
abouts Of her husband, a man not entirely
unknown to the police as an incurable in
corrigible, never quite bad enough to have
a permanent place in the industries of the
state.
I'm looking for my husband" she said
timorously.
''Yes'm," responded the officer in a tone
which indicated lubdued surprise that she
should be looking for anything SO well
rid of.
Have you seen him around here?' this
with a quiver of the lower Zip end Il moist
ening eyelid that make most men want to
get out of the way, but that a policeman
is used to.
Nom, he hasn't been around. But he'll
turn up. Don't you worry abou, him."
Il can't help it," she soboed, breaking
down entirely.
why ma m, what do you think has hap
pened to him.
oh she wept, this cruel cruel war
that Is breaking cur hearts and iilling our
homes with sorrow and leaving US poor
women to bear all the burdens, and now
my husband has gone off to be a soldier
and get shot. Oh, oh, 1 know he has: 1
know he has," and she refused 30 De TOM
forted though the policeman .1idn offer
any consolation. On the contrary, he SIM
ply snorted right out.
Lord bless you, MAN," he sad as kind
iy as he could, you needn. think lie Will
ever go to be q soldier. He amt that kind.
MAN. About the last place you want to
look for him, man, is where enlisting is
going on. He amt"
But there was something IN the woman's
face that prevented the officer from offer
ing further consolation in that direction.
Don't you say another word.' she snap
ped, in way that scattered the tears.
any Of your old policemen are. He's
Drawer. and he will fight for mis- country
while you things are sitting around this
town having good time and ;.rres.ing
innocent little children to make the Eco
pie think you are earning your wages. My
husband would make a beiter-looklng SOL
dier than any of you, and hell fight those
hateful Spaniards as long as there is a
drop OF blood in his body, so he will, and
I'll be only too glad to show you that you
are slandering brave man. an.t as good
soldier as ever offered himself q sacrifice
to his country. So there" ard before the
officer could get the dust and debris out
of his eyes the pale-facei, b!ue-eye1 wo-
man had flouted herself out Of the station.
Evening star., 1898-05-21

Written for The Evening Star.
A Rustic Ideal.
When the signs of summer thicken
And the nights their PAGES quicken
And the days so warm pass lingeringly by,
Then the cit en- grows weary
And the hoCrs no more seem CHEEKY
AS he longs for balmy air and azure sky.
And in day-dreams he goes drifting
Where the lights and shadows shifting
Make the wood wonderland through all
the hours,
Or he seeks the field So fragrant
Where the breeze. a jovial vagrant,
Squanders perfume that he borrowed from
the flowers.
Yet a calm consideration
OF the sylvan situation
Makes one count the many comforts he
must lose:
Bids him think of horses lazy
And of wagons cramped and crazy
And the many hours it takes to get the
news.
So when, my errant fancy,
With your idle necromancy
My thoughts to summer bowers you'd be-
guile,
Let me feel no losses tragic.
Prythee, exercise your magic;
Let your fiction weave a picture worth the
while.
Let us have on leafy mountains
Barber shops and soda fountains.
And. when we rest some vine-shaded grot;
Let's have methods of obtaining
Viands, luscious and sustaining,
If we will but drop a nickel in the slot,
And when up the hill we'd ramble,
Let an elevator gambol,
While electric cars are frisking Ger the lea.
Let the merry birds while singing
Keep blythe rhythm to the ringing
OF the telephone that's hanging from the
tree.
Evening star., 1898-05-21
Too Fat to Travel Third Glass.

One of the penalties Of being too fat in
France Is that you must pay ffrst-class rail-
way fare. So. at least, it happened to M.
Payelle Of Lillers. He found the doors of
the third-class carriages on the Chemin de
Fer du Nord SO narrow that he could not
get In, even sideways, when he wanted to
travel from Lille to Paris. So he tried sec
ond class. but equally In vain. First class
showed itself m9re hospftable, and received
him with open arms But the station mas
ter ordered him out. m. Payelle, however.
replied in the words 3of MacMahon at Ma.
genta, "J'y suis. j'y rests." Nevertheless.
a summons was, issued against him, and he
was fined sixteen francs. In future M. Paw
ellie will have to- travel first class or remain
at home. ~ "a
Evening star., 1898-05-21
Meals in France.
From What to Eat.

Eum w udt % EAT.
The French are very temperate in food
and drink, cup of coffee with a piece of
bread being considered quite sufficient until
noon, when the dejeuner la fourchette is
served. This consists Of a first course of
eggs or macaroni, second Of one chop
each or stew. and third of fruit and
cheese. Plenty Of bread always good in
France) Is eaten during the meal but but
ter rarely. and glass or two of wine III
luted with water, but never iced or sweet
ened, is drunk by each member Of the
family including the children Dinner.
usually at o'clock. Is little more elab-
orate meal, from which soup and a salad
are seldom omitted. and black coffee is Of
ten served with cognac at the end. Owing
TO me fact that so much chicory is used.
French coffee Is not much to the taste
OF Angio-Saxons. I have never yet had
wnat l call cup OF good coffee in
France. whereas in Vienna and Munich II
Is simply delicious. Coffee being very dear
In France (sixty cents per pound for good
quality may account for the excessive
use Of chicory.
Evening star., 1898-05-21
Australian Horses.
From the Household Words.

From the Household Words.
The land Of the kangaroo and the wom-
bat, where the mammal was nothing unless
marsupial, till the European arrived on the
scene. may now be- called the land of
horses. In New South Wales the sight of
a beggar on horseback excites no surprise.
The poorest settler has nag or two of
his own, and HIS children may be seen rid
ing to school like little lords A one-horse
township would be inconceivable in a coun-
try where each villege. almost, has its race
meeting. With a population scarcely over
10000, the colony owns more than SOC, 900
horses And she now exports horses on a
rapidly increasing scale. In 1895 the colony
exported 1.083 horses. of the estimated
value Of f12. 745; in 1896 the number was
S,13S, value f123500 and last year there
was further Increase, India being the
leading customer. Australian, horses being
found admirably adapted for military pur
poses in that part Of the British empire.
Horses are exported also from New South
Wales to Victoria, New Zealand, Western
Australia, FIJI, the Straits Settlements, ia
va and the Philippine Islands.
100
Evening star., 1898-05-21


Young Mokeby (sullenly)-I wants ma
fo' dollahs back, dat paid for dis chawn
Unc Johnsing; none oh ma dreams come
true.
Unc' Johnsing 0he Conjure Man)-Doan'
you remember de dreams dat yo 70 git: de
dreams you know you dream but can't re-
cali?
Young Mokeby-Why, yasi Many times
L know hab had dreams, but in de mawn-
in i can't reclec' dem,
Unc' Johnsing dmpressivelyD-Dem's de
witch dreams! Denis de ones dat come
truet
Evening star., 1898-05-21
HAD TO GO.
Hut His Determination brought HI.
Wife to Tears

NlIe 10 leHrA,
My dear" said he, in solemn tone
oisconsolately hanging his hat upon the
rack 1 am sorry-I can't tell you how
sorry am. But there's no use talking anv
more about it. I've got to go"
"Husbandm
1T grieves me more sorely than it can
possibly grieve you. Cynthia. But see no
way out of 1t. I cannot shirk 1t any lon
ger. I've simply got to go"
But have you considered"
Considered? Have I not tossed. broad
awake. for many nights, considering it in
all It's phases? Considered! If you could but
Know the torture 1 have suffered consider
ing it.but. never mind. There is no way
OUT OF IT. 1t has come to the point now
where I've got to CO.
But what is to become"
Cynthia, enough! Do not attempt fur
ther TO dssaude me. If hold out anv lon
ger in refusing to spend a day in Baltimore
in examining those goods, the boss'll GER
tainly fire me, and the rent of this bunga-
lows got to be paid, as you know, lob or
no job"
Then they mingled their tears.
Evening star., 1898-05-21
Among the Philippines.

Hello, Hello! Oh. isle afar.
A greeting to your charms serene,
Where meath a fond congenial star
Strange foliage beauties the scenei
Where every breeze I'm cadence sweet
Makes murmurinS music in its flow
Eehoing the strangers who repeat,
Iloilo Hoilor'
Hello, Hellor' The Saxon's call
Shall echo DER your tropic height.
Tolls firm yet gentle hand shall fail
To curb your indolent delight
Yet to his cry, when night draws nigh
And jeweled waves dash through the GLOW
viii come your cherished answering sigh
''Iloio, Iioilo'
Evening star., 1898-05-21
u X
A DiscOuraRed Lftterafeur.

The young man with high cheek bones
and flowing locks stopped abruptly when
he came to the ticker which was telling
off the base ball news. He stared for some
Evening star., 1898-05-21
A Negative Estimate.
From the Chicago News.

rfVm tn7 Cnica80 NeW1.
Little Freddie-"What is horse senseY'
Papa-'Weal. it's pretty hard to explain.
but just watch the scerchers and you.ll
get good idea OF what people who haven 1
any look like"
Evening star., 1898-05-21

We think ourselves original when we do
but reproduce.-1Afe.
Evening star., 1898-05-21


There are rules for coachmen, private
as well as public" said the coachman of a
West End family to a Star reporter. land
no hrst-ciass man ever allows himself to
forset that there should be etiquette on
the box as well as inside. In the Old coun-
Try these rules are taught by the older
house and stable servants to the younger
ones, but in this country many drivers only
learn them by observation or picking them
up There is no one to teach them In
England, where l was first put on the box
! worked in the stable three years before
was allowed 10 even clean the harness
was on the harness a year before 1 could
even clean the outside Of a carriage. Here
you can see fellow driving an ice cart
or grocery wagon one day and the whip
Tor q private family the day after of
course he can't understand the business
ana the etiquette of the carriage so we'll
known and observed In the old country is
SO much Greek to him. 1t makes me tired
10 see some of the coachmen of this cttv
and the way they do their work. For in
stance, take the matter of gloves In many
cases the folks inside the Carriage wear
their gloves. Surely this ought 10 be hint
enough for the coachman TO put on his
gloves. coachman should represent ON
the outside the people on the inside of the
carriage. IL they are formally dressed. he
should be- II they wear gloves he should
without being told to do so One thing
carriage follows the horses which draw IL.
II the family is in mourning or second
mourning, the coachman should Indicate
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-03-10
ACASE DECIDED.

William D.erin5 & Co., plaintiffs,
vs.. Pehr Aug. Peterson, Defendant;
John Gillespie, Jr.. Garnishee; County
of Marshall, Claimant.
This is u case where the Deering
Co. garnished IA bushels OF wheat
which the county claimed to have
lien on by virtue OF a seedgrain loan.
The county came in as claimant, and
filed complaint i'll intervention to
which the Deering ca; demurred. 1t
was brought befores the court at
Chambers, in Crookst on, upon writ
ten arguments, ,,ndehfter the court
had duly considered the arguments
the demurrer was zoFeFruled, which
ruling is in favorol'f tie county.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-03-10

= I.Npr Brown returned Tuesday
from the southern part Of the state.
- K. X. Austin, of Crooksuon,
owner OF the hairless calf, is in town
to-day. . @~ ~
- ". II. Dixon returned home
from Hot Springs OH Tuesday. On
his way back he visited friends in
Iowa and elsewhere. u,
+ - The Library Association re-
cpivp,l $40 90 H. its share III the pro-
ceetls from the kinHtoscole enter
tninn-rt at the NJ; +. church on
last Friday evening.
The city treasurnr'~ statement
published his week shows that over
one Thousand dollars have been paid
off on old indebtedness during the
past year, besides paying affirming
expenses and interest. That is Ger
tainly IL good record of the outgoing
administration. The city has been
run very economically. the expense
and interest arcon"t being only Il
little over two thous;tnd dollars dur
ing the ye"r.
- The most delightful spring
weather imaginable prevailed Sntur-
day, Sunday aud Monday, cnusing
the smnlI amount Of snow TO disnp-
pear almost alrnsrthir. On Tuesday
u cold north wind blew and on the
following night quite an amount OF
snow fell, $" that Wednesday morn
ing da~n+d with a mild sort OF n
blizzard, which. hOwevei', did not last
long. cit never gets better till the
evil comes down." said the old wO-
man IN she Tell from the honse top.
Better have our snow this month
than later. +
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-03-10
WARREN MACHINE SHOP.

Having rented the LOdoen building
where was last year.l am now pre-
pared to do ali kinds ofsRepairing work
on Engines, Boilers, Separators, Bind
ers, Mowers, Drills, Bicycles, Guns,
ETC., etc. wish to cali the attention
of all Thress,ermen to call on me early,
as L can do the work cheaper now
than ever before. Bring in yotr En-
gines nov and get them fixed. All
work guaranteed.
IS. p. J"Il'A,S1'RO.N,
Machinist.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers,
Ttas tanlous little Diias.