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Secretary reported an increase OF
membership to 66 and receipts
$15250 and better still that Mr..
Alex. Young had taken an interest
in the Club and promised 500 pro-
vided that nine other persons would
give like amount. The Financial
Secretary and the Librarian we're
appointed special committee to
attend to these trifing matters. How
generously the community have re-
sponded to the visits they have al
ready made to very few Of the
names handed to them by Mr..
Young to consult with has already
been referred to. 1t was through
the practical advice and cordial
finan cial assistance of Messrs Alex.
Young, Theo. II. Davies, S. M. Da
mon, j. B. Anterior, G. S. Desky,
Tom May, Henry Waterhouse, w.
Mulch and later on Senator H. P.
Baldwin that the President OF the
Club and his co-laborers and col
leagues have been enabled to make
the satisfactory but gradual progress
in the organization OF Waverley
Club, which let me hope is happy
augury Of its future prospects and
permanency.
Upon the efforts Of the members
themselves mainly depends that
future and they may rely upon their
officers to lead and encourage them
in progress if they will but aid
them with their individual support
and confidence.
In closing this report it is only
meet to recall to grateful memory
the many kind friends who assisted
in making our opening entertain
ment on March 5th 80 great a
success, and especially the valuable
addresses delivered by Messrs.
Young and Davies.
JAMES T. COPELAND,
Recording Secretary.
The Financial Secretary A. B.
Scrimgeour then read the financial
report which was received with APP
plause at the conclusion of its read.
ing:
HONOLULU, Il. l., April 10, 1898.
To THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF
THE WAvERLEY CLUB.
Gentlemen-In making this,-the
first Quarterly Financial Statement,
| would respectfully report having
received, from all sources, the sum
of S1111.5O.
For convenience l make the fol
lowing segregation:
Entrance Fees (active mem
bers) l27 90
Lille Memberships. ... $50 90
Dues. 204 90
Constitution and BY. Laws. "a so
Hall Rent. ............... 5 90
Discount (Lewers & Cookies
BID. $40. ............ L w
|
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Painting Club name
on door. IL 90
Part expense electric
light fittings and
staining floor. 81. so 90
Total expenditure to date. S593 rs

Total expenditure to date. 1898 79
Leaving a balance in Treasurer's
hands OF $517,72, vouchers and bal
ance ready for audit.
At the last regular weekly meet
ing of the Committee of Manage
ment held on the 2ud inst, the fol-
lowing suggestions, in regard to the
manner of keeping the accounts
were read by the Financial Secre-
tary, and on motion we're unani-
mously adopted.
That the funds of the Club be
divided into three accounts, to be
known as follows:
FIRST CURRENT FUND.
To which it is proposed to credit
Entrance Fees, Dues, etc, of Active
Members. Debiting the same with
ordinary running expenses.
SECOND RESERVE FUND.
To which is proposed to credit all
Life Membership monies. Debiting
the same with permanent improve
ments, such as furniture, also other
expenses not properly coming under
the head Of Maintenance, such as
Incidentals, incident to opening.
In this connection it may be re-
ported that there have been $4,000
subscribed for Life Membership, not
yet collected.
THIRD--LIBRARY FUND.
To which it is proposed to credit
the net proceeds of our entertain.
ment to be given on the 10Th inst,
forming nucleus for library pur-
poses.
Carrying out the foregoing pro-
gram, the accounts now stand as
follows:
CURRENT FUND.
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Now is the time OF year to en-
tertain--that's when you need us.
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Some one said 81 never come into
your store without feeling that
l would like to buy it out"
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NOTICE.

SUBSCRIBERS ARE RESPECTFULLY
- notified that all subscriptions are pay
able strictly in advance by the month
quarter or year.
II. I. TESLA,
w ManSVor
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The price of thing 10 generally
what it 10 worth, competition
regulates that. The higher the price,
the better the quality as a rule; but
price doesn't always guarantee
quality, the reputation OF the seller
counts.
There's great responsibility selling
groceries.
Life aud health depend on good
nutritious food.
That's the kind we SELL
Refined folks use refined foods;
that's the kind we sell.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-31

On their return from Washington at the
close of the administration. Mrs. Whit
noy complained of feeling i'll, but it was
thought that a season of rest would re-
vive her. But there was no such thing
as rest for this indefatieable woman. She
took her daughter abroad to school and
returned 90 New York 20 complete her So
cial triumphs, Ii was at this time that
her brother, Col. Payne, seeing "a lovely
town house. ON The now historic corner Of
Fifth avenue and Fifty-seventh street,
purchased ID for her and made her a pres
ent of IL "as a permanent home for herself
and children" This house is one of the
four on Millionaire Four Corners" New
York,
With this MAGNIFICENT home az a field
for her operations Mrs. Whitney began a
lie 50 varied ana marvellous that people
tell of IL yet. She brought out musical
geniuses, she introduced symphony con-
certs 10 society, She originated the dinner
dance; she built a music room with stage,
and she constructed the first private ball
room ever owned in New York city. In
addition to this she carried on an immense
private charity system ana could have
told you ofrhand how many missions there
were IN New York city ana their annual
anniversaries. After a great ball she al
ways sent flowers, salads and game 60 the
hospitals. SO numerous were her bene-
factions that they extended to the cash
boys of the shops &C which she traded;
and at Christmas she remembered them
all.
In the midst of this Mrs. Whitneys
health collapsed Her physician announc-
Cd that IL was heart disease; her friends
whispered cancer. 1t was impossible 10
leave a life SO attractive. yet leave II she
must But one sacred duty remained She
must introduce her daughter 70 society
There must be some one to take the home
and preserve il.
Miss Pauline was hastily summoned
from Europe and a magnificent coming
out was arranged for her Few people
al this function supposed that the smiling
hostess. ROBBED in rich. loose-nowins
gown, with her fair-haired daughter at
her side, could look through the laughing
faces at the shadow of a still form lying
beyond. Yet such was the sad fact! In
a few weeks after her daughters debut
Mrs. Whitney lay dead ana the crowds
gathered to congratulate her drew around
her bier.
Such a funeral was never held in New
York Hundreds visited the cemetery
where a grave lined with American beau
ties awaited It's long occupant As it was
showing, The path leading from the car
riages to the family lot was streWn with
palm leaves ana on each side were rare
noWerlug trees forming H0ral bower
The cash boys Of a shop. where she had
been a constant patron, attended IN body
and sang over her grave, scattering flow
ers upon the sod
After the sad affair Mr.. Whitney, OPP
pressed by the loneliness Of the great
house, went to Europe taking his family
with him; and there sailing up the Nile
they met Almeric Hugh Paget, an Eng
lishman whom they had known IN this
country. MIR. Paget was one of the nu-
merous family of Pagets Of London. one
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said that they dsapproved and the gossips
declared that Col oliver Payne was NOR
tally offended by this attempt to replace
his sister at the head of the Whitney
household
But the bridegroom with beaming face
took his handsome bride to Lenox and all
the fan the two hunted and rode at zoe
tober mountain" and far into the winter
they fingered there.
OF course society received them on their
return 90 New York and why should 1t
not and the Randolph and Whitney
children" got along very wen together.
The preference of this new Mrs. Whitney
was for very quiet elegance with occa-
sional escapes 70 the country for It's hunt
ing of which she was passionately fond.
Last Christmas Mr.. Whitney made his
wife a present Of beautiful place at
Aiken. ~ c., and there the two went for
the spring hunting. They rode early and
late and entertained the finest house par
ties ever given to the hunting set
IL was at one of these hunts, mounted
upon horse full hand higher than her
usual mount, that Mrs. Whitney rode un-
der a shed and was struck in the head
She was thrown backward with awful
violence and dragged until rescued. When
picked up she was as one dead and for
days only breath fingered in her beautiful
MANNED body. 1t was found that her
skull was fractured and that her limbs
were totally paralyzed, probably for life
The grief-stricken husband summoned
every assistance from Philadelphia ana
New York but to no avail. She lived but
that was all.
In beautiful June they brought her
home to the great new town house, a
wreck Of her former self, and in July
they took her down TO a pretty spot on
Long Island. Special cars carried her
and an ambulance 20 hold her cot was
built for her transportation.
Almost crazed by this new grief and at
the earnest wish Of his unseihsh suffering
wife, Mr. Whitney renewed his spirits and
plunged into turf life. Sidney Paget. one
Of the Paget brothers. offered TO assist
Mr. Whitney in the making up OF a stable:
and with unlimited money al his COM
mand Mr.. Whitney set about getting to-
gcther the finest racing stable in the
world. lie purchased Jean Beraud OF
Gideon & DAILY for $4,000; and Plaudit Of
John Madden for $250O0; Miller cost him
$1,000; and he also owns Loki, Lou Bram-
BILE and Sir Vassar.
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ship will come in, and, seeing their flag
flying, will land and take possession of
us"
THE point is we'll taken" said the
King but We've got 10 put up something.
Haven't we got any other fag?'
Another search brought out the Ameri-
can flag. "That'n be just as bad" re-
marked Kamehamaha, but at that instant
some one whose name not even tradition
records, drew near and suggested COM
bling the two flags. Every one applauded
the idea but the prime minister, and that
other one who turned green with envy,
The Jack of the British flag was cut out
and sewed to the American flag, from
which the union had been ripped, and
there were the Stripes and the Crosses.
When the King, and his prime minister
and his other advisers had time to think
1t over, they decided to make some alter
auons, and call the composite the Hawa-
nan nag. Though the field of the British
Jack is blue, they decided to have all the
American colors-red white and blue-rep-
resented in the stripes nd TO limit The
NUMBER of those stripes to eight, in NOuor
OF the eight inhabited Hawaiian ] ds
or some reason they began at the bottom
OF our flag, and with its red stripe. Then
came the white and then the blue. Alter
mating these three colors for eight stripes
brought the white on top and this arrange
ment was adopted. though it could not be
foreseen that it might cause trouble in
the future.
For the whites came to multiply on the
islands and to have more and more to say
about their government This was attrlb-
uted by the natives to the fact that in the
nag the white stripe was on top, with the
colored stripe underneath, and every little
while the natives tried to have the ar
rangement of the stripes changed This
nag was in existence early in the forties
when the independence of Hawaii was rec
ognized. The republic readopted the old
flag of the monarchy in 1896 both in con
stitution and legislative enactment. BY
law the flag is provided for as follows:
THE national ensign shall consist of
eight horizontal stripes, alternately white
red and blue, etc, beginning at the top
having Jack cautioned in the dexter chief
angle next to the point of suspension. The
Jack shall consist of a blue field charged
with compound Satire of alternate tine
lures, white and red, the white having
precedence. a narrow edge of white bor-
ders each red side of the Satire A red
cross bordered with white is charged over
all
THE proportions shall be as follows:
The fly is twice the hoist The Jack is
half the hoist in breadth, and seven-six-
teenth the fly in length. The arms of
the red cross with border shall be equal
in width to one of the horizontal stripes:
the white border shall be one-third Of the
width of the red cross. The arms of the
compound Satire are equal in width to the
red cross, the tnctures white, red and the
borders being in the proportions of three,
two, one, respectively"
The monarchy used to have a royal
standard in addition to the national flag
but under the republic there has been only
one flag for all purposes.
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iUl' the Stars and Stripes. Except for To-
cal use like our state flags, the Hawaiian
nag viii be seen 10 more. The standard
w."ch was lowered by Commissioner
DlouN' WI. be raised under the direction
OF Admiral Miller Gen. OTIS and Acting
Governor Dole mid the firing of cannon
rom shore and feet and the cheers of the
iia"aiians as well as of our army and
navy
Inc Hawaiian flag, so soon 10 disappear,
Is queer composite Of the British and
american flags. reminding one Of the stan
ua'u under which some of our earlier rev.
o.u''ohary battles were fought. 1t is more
man hfty-hve years old antedating the
uepehdence Of Hawaii. It was adopted
~ '"e Hawaiian monarchy and readopted
~ inc republic. sixty and seventy years
uso me rulers Of Hawaii had hard work to
"eep 'her litce kingdom from falling into
.l'V hands Of foreigners. Europeans went
''e'e' misused the natives and were badly
''e' :" return. This gave constant ex-
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All IS PULLED DOWN AND THE STARS AND STRIPES

Of Kamehameha III IN the latter part OF
the thrues a French man-of-war came
into the harbor of Honolulu. The King,
in alarm sent for his prime minister to
see If something couldn't be done to pre-
vent the seizure which they suspected was
about TO take place.
your majesty" the prime minister Is
reported TO have said, only he didn't
speak in English, "if you will permit your
humble subject 70 suggest that a flag be
run up so as 10 show the French admiral
that this is some country or other, and
that he'd better not grab it,"
"Great scheme" the King responded,
and he commanded that the palace store
room be rummaged for hag-any old flag
that the Frenchman would be likely to re-
spect The first bit of bunting that was
found was the British flag, and up Il went
on the talest pole that stood in the city.
The ruse worked, and the Frenchman
sailed away.
He was not out of sight, however. be-
fore another loyal subject came running
up to the group around the fiagpole lie
could hardly speak, so rapid had been his
gait Finally he spluttered out: ooh.
your majesty! If that flag isn't pulled
down. the first thing you know a British
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"spolling" upon them, IN q Washington
winter, disposed them carefully az school
before going 10 the capitol Little Pau
lire was sent TO Dobbs Ferry and the boys
put In seminaries carefully selected by
their parents.
Then, unencumbered by a growing fam
fly. the Whitneys selected a Washington
home and entered upon the greatest season
of entertainment Washington has ever
known They spent money, not only lib-
orally but lavishy, and their dinners were
the talk Of Washington and London. Yet
all was In perfectly good taste. Mrs.
Whltney's favors, Mrs Whitney's wines,
Mrs. Whitneys guests and Mrs. whit
neys' gowns were discussed throughout the
United States.
During these four years little Dorothy
Whitney was born, the child now coming
10 glrlhood.
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PAGES II TO 20.

certain branch of party sympathes. In
the midst Of this his chum and son, Har-
ny Payne Whitney fell in love with Ger
uude Vanderbilt ana married her under
the shadow Of her fathers illness, and Mr..
Whitney sending his ittle Dorothy TO live
with Mrs Paget, found himself more lone
ly than ever. Soon came the convention
at Chicago. but matter NOT going his way,
Mr.. Whitney withdrew from political life
and plunged into such gaiety as a man can
know He bought a preserve near Lenox
and stocked 1t with wild animals. He
amused himself yachting in the spring, and
in the summer he passed his time along
shore at the watering places.
OF coarse az this time gossip was busy
with him and when ne denied the many
rumors aloat the rumors grew louder
than ever. Suddenly he electrified socie-
" by Marrying Mrs Edith Randolph. a
widow and society beauty at Bar Harbor
Mrs. Randolph was Of very old family,
having been Miss Edith May and her late
husband was Arthur Randolph Of the
Queens Guards.
II was as though a bomb shell were
thrown into the Whitney and Payne fam
lies. None were present az the wedding,
Harry Payne Whitney being upon his
wedding tour and Mrs. Paget in delicate
health in the Adirondacks. But society
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At the American Horse Exchange sale
In June last he picked up ihe Meddler cot
Sprugflme for 81 300 and the colt Last
Ban, by Ben Shome for s3OO0.
Altogether Mr.. Whitney must have ex-
pended upon his horses half a million dol
lars 70 date. How much further he VIII
carry his turf manipulations is not known.
He longs 20 own a Derby winner and may
call upon Lord Rosebery or the Prince OF
Wales 10 part with one
On July Is. his 9th birthday Mr.. Whit
ncy had the satisfaction Of hearing him.
self called King Of the Turf"
The keenSs have dealt IN horsenesh, tho
Vanderbiits have tasted the pleasure of it;
the Be.monts own a fine racing stud ana
the Lorillards also deal IN horses, but
none started in with the kIngly stride Of
William c. Whitney. May his colOrs
come first over the line. c s. Russell
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brother had married Miss Minnie Stevens
Of New York and others were IN England
and America. Almeric had come to
America i'm the interests OF an English
land syndicate and had been operating the
concern from 81. Pau, MINI. Needing a
vacation and having business in Europe.
he had gone home, only to wander down
on the Nile and there meet his fate.
The courtship met with general approval
and in November, 1885, very elegant
wedding took place The bridegroom had
many English relatives here and his ush-
ers were fine Western men whom he had
known IN America.
without his bousokeeper, now. more
frlendless than ever. William c. Whitney
returned to New York and proceeded 20
amuse himself with return to politics.
He renewed his acquaintance with the
party and allied himself to
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Have mercy on his soul, o Cod
As he would have, it he were God,
And thou vert Martin Elginbrod.


Quoted from memory, on the authority
Of George Macdonald. An epilaph q Think
in an Aberdeen burial-Ground.
The second is that of a graceless Cum
bertrand miner entombed In a mine. and
with difficulty induced to pray by his re-
ligious companion; whereupon he remind
ed the Almighty that "he had nIver bod
dercd him as ither folks du who are allus
tigging a him." and who promises that he
will niver bodder him nae mair IL he'll
nobbut gitten him oct o. this scrow."
But nobler prayer than either. paral-
leled by some passages In our own Bible
Is that Of Socrates IN the "Phaedo"
30 beloved Pam and all We other gods
of this place grant me to become beautI-
full in the inner man, and that whatever
things have may be at peace with those
within. May l deem the wise man rlca
and may 1 have such portion Of gold "a
none, but a prudent man can either bear
or employ"
Is this so very unlike that lovely prayer
OF Agur where he says: Give me neither
poverty nor riches" and is the one holv
and the other not2''
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From TEMPLE Rar

Two prayers parallel each other IN
quaintness of thought and speech. The
first is that of La Hire, Joan of Arc S
choice ruffian but according to Monstrel-
ct no worse than any other Of his time.
Fair Sir God, pray thee do to La Hire
as he would do TO thee, vert thou La Hire
and he were God"
A curious parallel this with
Here lieth Martin Elginbrod;
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Kent only as n sOuvenir-It Was n
and Uncle Sam-Its Half

Can Francisco, July 26.-In a short time
A.. scene here pictured will be enacted at
uonoIulu. The flag of the Hawaiian re-
nnbIie will be hauled down and up will
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New York, July 29.-Kings have been
crowned and kings have died.
The finest horses have been gathered I'M
der one color and the proud owner has
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-31
BIRTH and DEATH OF A FLAG,
Hawaiian Flag to Be Hauled Down and
Stars and Stripes Run Up.

Queer Composite of Union jack
Century Of Usefulness.
cuse for forcible Intervention for the for
eign warships. and in some cases actual
seizure followed
On one of these occasions, in the reign
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place as private secretary to Mr. Cleve-
land Mr.. Whitney at that time was only
43 years old
The Whitney children We're small and
Mrs. Whitney fearing the effect OF a
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-18
A NOIsELEss CANNON.
Coils milo Man, Stirred by Patriotism, Sets
New Pace For Inventors.

Colsrs Man, Stirred by Patriotism, Sets
New Pace For Inventors.
The loosing of the dogs of war has fur
nished a new field for the inventive genius,
and Colorado, although far removed from
the seaboard and probable field of action,
IS not going to be overlooked in the rush.
Robert SCHNEIDER of Independence, Colo,
having seen the necessity for a noiseless
drearm while hunting geese and being
duly inspired with patriotism, as should
be expected of one living in town with
such a patriotic name, has taken out q
lcaveat and is now perfecting his patent for
a noiseless cannon.
The SCHNEIDER cannon is double bar
relied affair, the first barrel being for jam
ming out the shot and the second for jam
ming In the air, so that the war dogs Of
Uncle Sam will be quiet, Woodworking
beasts able TO do a whole lot of biting
without emitting a single bark.
40 accomplish this end the SCHNEIDER
Doiseless cannon has a trapdoor somewhere
on its insides, and by the mechanism of
the extra barrel this trap is made to fit
into the steel of the business barrel as
snugly as a bug in very hard rug until
ADS cdLnOu uTtu anu iniSsllo VI uc-
struction sent out to do its duty. In pass
ing out of the barrel the shot touches a
trigger that releases the trap and allows IL
. 20 cork up the business barrel of the gun
In such way that the thrush of air which
makes the bang will be thwarted and
there will be no bark BY the same action
n valve into the second barrel Is opened
and the gas Is allowed to escape through
Il.
all about the cannon and wants him Il
get bill through congress making an ap
preparation for building test gun aftel
his model. He Is confident that 1t will
work, because he made a wooden cannon
with a spring to throw out ramrod, ant
Il went off several times without singh
pop after he attached to 1t his noiseles
mechanism.
The inventor of the SCHNEIDER noiseles
cannon is but "a years old. The idea o
the invention, as has been intimated, cam
ITO him one day while out goose hunting
He ,discerned that the report of his gul
frightened away the geese and began Il
study the problem. Having decided tina
III be had gun that did not "sboo" ever,
time he shot he could bag lot more geese
he set about TO overcome the defect of tn
gun. As tho occasion has ever in the his
tory Of civilization brought forth the mai
to meet it. so the danger of war between
the United States and Spain has brough
forth Robert SCHNEIDER. -Denvor Repub
lican.